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Title: Inspector Chopra and the Million-Dollar Motor Car
Author: Vaseem Khan
Format reviewed: Paperback
Source: Purchased
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Publication Date: 1st February 2018
Rating: 5 Stars
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An enchanting Baby Ganesh Agency short story: a million-dollar car is missing. Chopra has two days to find it, or the gangster who bought it will not be happy.
The Premier No.1 Garage is the place to go in Mumbai if you want a luxury car. Even Mumbai's biggest gangster shops there - he's just ordered a classic race car worth millions.
But now the car is gone. Stolen from a locked room, in the middle of the night.
Who stole it? The mechanic who is addicted to gambling? The angry ex-worker? The car thief pulling off one last job?
And how on earth did they make it vanish from the locked garage?
Inspector Chopra has just days to find the culprit - and the missing car - before its gangster owner finds out ... and takes violent revenge.
The Premier No.1 Garage is the place to go in Mumbai if you want a luxury car. Even Mumbai's biggest gangster shops there - he's just ordered a classic race car worth millions.
But now the car is gone. Stolen from a locked room, in the middle of the night.
Who stole it? The mechanic who is addicted to gambling? The angry ex-worker? The car thief pulling off one last job?
And how on earth did they make it vanish from the locked garage?
Inspector Chopra has just days to find the culprit - and the missing car - before its gangster owner finds out ... and takes violent revenge.
Although I have been aware of the Quick Reads program for a few years, it has taken me until this year to actually get around to reading one of these books and I'm impressed.
This is the first book Iv'e read also by Vaseem Khan but with this well crafted mystery made sure it won't be the last either.
I spent the book scratching my head as to how a million dollar car can just disappear and enjoyed watching Inspector Chopra racing around Mumbai and the surrounds to try and solve this mystery.
I had a whistlestop tour of Mumbai and had a feel for what life is like in India, while meeting assorted characters. For a short story there were quite a lot of characters but it was all really easy to follow and the story was told in a logical fashion.
However easily my favourite character was Ganesha, as lets face it you don't get baby pet elephants that often in fiction, and this one seemed especially smart and in tune with Inspector Chopra, a rather unique detecting partner.
Really enjoyed this introduction to the series, and look forward to reading more books by Vaseem Khan in the future.
This is the first book Iv'e read also by Vaseem Khan but with this well crafted mystery made sure it won't be the last either.
I spent the book scratching my head as to how a million dollar car can just disappear and enjoyed watching Inspector Chopra racing around Mumbai and the surrounds to try and solve this mystery.
I had a whistlestop tour of Mumbai and had a feel for what life is like in India, while meeting assorted characters. For a short story there were quite a lot of characters but it was all really easy to follow and the story was told in a logical fashion.
However easily my favourite character was Ganesha, as lets face it you don't get baby pet elephants that often in fiction, and this one seemed especially smart and in tune with Inspector Chopra, a rather unique detecting partner.
Really enjoyed this introduction to the series, and look forward to reading more books by Vaseem Khan in the future.
Baby pet elephant? How cute! I do love a good mystery, and this one sounds really interesting and unique. Thanks for sharing. I'm glad it was a good read for you.
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