Book Synopsis:
A client claiming she was murdered in a past life is a novel dilemma even for Vish Puri, India’s Most Private Investigator.
When a young woman comes forward claiming to be the reincarnation of Riya Kaur, a wife and mother who vanished during the bloody 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Puri is dismissive. He’s busy enough dealing with an irate matrimonial client whose daughter is complaining about her groom’s thunderous snoring. Puri’s indomitable Mummy-ji however is adamant the client is genuine. How else could she so accurately describe under hypnosis Riya Kaur’s life and final hours?
Driven by a sense of duty – the original case was his late father’s – Puri manages to acquire the police file only to find that someone powerful has orchestrated a cover-up. Forced into an alliance with his mother that tests his beliefs and high blood pressure as never before, it’s only by delving into the past the help of his reincarnated client that Puri can hope to unlock the truth.
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My Review:
The Case Of The Reincarnated Client is a funny, absorbing and easy read with some very memorable characters. The author manages to perfectly blend humour and some poignant moments together which makes for a fabulous story.
This books includes some very interesting information on Indian culture which I didn’t know much about before. The vivid descriptions of a busy, colourful India with all the traffic and its political system made me able to fully imagine it in my mind. There were some very emotional, poignant moments about all the poverty and cruelty there too however which did bring a tear to my eye. This isn’t ever overdone but just fits into the story which I thought was very clever.
The main character Vish is a very colourful, loveable character who I couldn’t help but like. He’s middle aged, overweight and has a wife who’s always nagging him about working too much. His mother is another fantastic creation as she’s a smart, determined women who has her son firmly under her thumb. I loved following her throughout the story and her many interactions with her son.
The plot is well constructed and delivers lots of unexpected twists that I didn’t see coming. Some of the story you have to take with a pinch of salt as they are perhaps a little absurd but that adds to the fun of the story and actually increased my enjoyment as it lead to some of the funniest moments in the book. This is the fifth book in the series but can easily be read as a standalone like I did. I’m now very excited to read more in this series.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random resources and to Severn House publishers for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
Tarquin Hall is a British author and journalist who has previously lived in the USA, Pakistan, India, Kenya and Turkey. He now divides his time between the UK and India, and is married to BBC reporter and presenter Anu Anand. He is the author of four previous Vish Puri mysteries.
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