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Vaseem Khan

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Crime, Humor and Comedy, Mystery

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Vaseem Khan is the author of two award-winning crime series set in India and the upcoming Quantum of Menace, the first in a series featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. His debut, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020. In 2021, Midnight at Malabar House, the first in the Malabar House novels set in 1950s Bombay, won the CWA Historical Dagger. Vaseem was born in England, but spent a decade working in India. Vaseem is the current Chair of the UK Crime Writers Association.

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	The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 11,142 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1) 4.01 avg rating — 5,034 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 3,938 ratings — published 2016 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dying Day (Malabar House #2) 4.20 avg rating — 2,907 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 2,684 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Man of Bombay (Malabar House #3) 4.25 avg rating — 2,368 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 2,205 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4) 4.23 avg rating — 1,726 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Day at the Vulture Club (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 1,704 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inspector Chopra and the Million-Dollar Motor Car (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #3.5) 3.96 avg rating — 1,053 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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CLASSIFICATION: GOLD LEVEL (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY) … SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM #2 – THE GREAT PANJANDRUM

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It has come to my attention that the coffee machine in the Q Branch kitchen has once again broken down. It beggars belief that a division renowned for its prowess at invention cannot persuade such a simple device to a) remain operational for longer than five minutes and b) dispense a cup of coffee that does not taste of boiled socks. Following my last run-in with the machine’s main

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Crime fiction has lots of interesting nooks and crannies. You’ve got your traditional detective stories (invented by Edgar Allan Poe, most...

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The Many That I Am: Writings from Nagaland

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Vaseem Khan and 116 other people liked Paromjit's review of The Dying Day: "This is the second in Vaseem Khan's historical Malabar House crime fiction series, set in India in 1950, featuring the now famous ambitious Parsee Inspector Persis Wadia, India's first female police officer. Her fame has grown at a national level aft" Read more of this review »
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Vaseem Khan added a status update: The UK paperback is out today for The Lost Man of Bombay!... It's India, 1950. A dead white man is found in the Himalayas with only a notebook containing cryptic clues. As Persis and Archie investigate, more bodies turn up... If you'd like to see a video of me giving you three reasons why you might want to read the book, head over to my website: www.vaseemkhan.com
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“The only way to avoid falling prey to the perils of confusion is to never be confused about what you are. If you are an honest man, as I hope you will prove to be, never allow the circumstances of a moment to make you act against your nature. That way lies the ruin of everything you stand for.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

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“You do well, my son, to cry like a woman, for what you could not defend as a man.” ”
― Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House

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“If the police were any more useless they’d be politicians.”
― Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House

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Voting for May 2023 Group Read - starting with M

My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh

7 votes, 21.9%

Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen

7 votes, 21.9%

The Mother by Jane Caro

7 votes, 21.9%

Missing by Catherine Lee

3 votes, 9.4%

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

2 votes, 6.3%

The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter

2 votes, 6.3%

Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan

2 votes, 6.3%

Murder in the Telephone Exchange by June Wright

1 vote, 3.1%

The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey

1 vote, 3.1%

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