A murder at Malabar Hill
Massey, Sujata2020
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Armed with a legal education from Oxford, Perveen Mistry has joined her father's law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Mistry Law has been appointed to execute the will of Mr Omar Farid, a wealthy mill owner who has left three widows behind. But as Perveen examines the paperwork, she notices something strange: all three wives have signed over their full inheritance to a charity. What future will they have? Perveen is suspicious, especially since one of the widows has signed her form with an X-could she even read the document? The Farid widows live in strict seclusion, never leaving the women's quarters or speaking to any men. With her own tragic history close to her heart, Perveen worries that the women are vulnerable to injustice. As Perveen comes closer to the truth, tensions escalate to murder, the widows fall under suspicion and Perveen must figure out what's really happening on Malabar Hill.
Main title:
A murder at Malabar Hill / Sujata Massey.
Author:
Massey, Sujata, author
Work:
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
[Strawberry Hills, N.S.W.] : Read How You Want, [2020]©2018.
Collation:
vii, 621 pages (large print) : 2 maps ; 24 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780369336781
Dewey class:
823.92F
Language:
English
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Subject:
Women lawyers -- India -- FictionMurder -- Investigation -- FictionInheritance and succession -- FictionWomen's rights -- FictionMumbai (India) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- FictionIndia -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- FictionDetective and mystery fictionHistorical fictionLarge type books
BRN:
551729