I really like Vaseem Khan's books both serious and lighthearted.
For those of you who don't know, Baby Ganesh is an elephant who was willed to Inspector Chopra as a retirement gift from his uncle. He may be the cutest sidekick ever!! Anyway, here are the jacket notes
The last thing the venerable old hotel needs is a murder. . .
When American billionaire Hollis Burbank is found dead -- the day after buying India's most expensive painting -- the authorities are keen to label it a suicide. But the man in charge of the investigation is not so sure. Inspector Chopra is called in -- and discovers a hotel full of people with a reason to want Burbank dead.
Accompanied by his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, Chopra navigates his way through the palatial building, a journey that leads him steadily to a killer, and into the heart of darkness . . .
I was reading it on my Kindle and for some reason it did not charge properly, so I had to resort (gasp) to reading an actual book!
This a murder mystery by the venerable Charlaine Harris, and iss #3 in a series. It was a Christmas gift from Mr YD so I can't complain.
Shakespeare's Christmas
For Lily Bard, the idea of “going home for Christmas” summons nothing but dread. She wants to stay in her real home in Shakespeare, Arkansas, where her friendships are blooming, nobody dares mess with her, and her new private-eye boyfriend could make it a very cozy holiday indeed.
Back in Bartley, all people see when they look at Lily is a victim. But her sister is getting married, and Lily’s determined to give her family what they want. She’ll be present, be pleasant, and let her sister have the spotlight. Or so she thinks, until she discovers her boyfriend in town on a case, chasing a lead that could blow up the whole celebration.
One of the little girls in Bartley isn’t who she thinks she is. And one of the town’s respectable parents is a cold-blooded kidnapper ready to kill to hide their secrets. For her sister—and her sister’s eight-year-old stepdaughter-to-be—Lily will find the truth. Even if it means she’ll never go home again…
It's a good story, and now I definitely want to read the first 2. If I am lucky I can get them from the library.
I will do another post on the books I finished earlier in the week
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