MISSING MEMSAHIB

Summer, 1912

Maharaja Sikander Singh of Rajpore, barely returned from his adventures at the Delhi Durbar, receives an invitation to the wedding of his childhood tutor, Peter Rowan. Ever eager to escape his princely duties, he travels to Bombay to attend the nuptials. Upon arriving, he learns that his friend's intended bride, Miss Mary Hartley, has vanished.

The vessel transporting her out from England docked the day before, with no trace of Miss Hartley to be found on ship or ashore. A distraught Rowan, convinced something dreadful has befallen his betrothed, pleads with Sikander to find the young lady. Sikander, always up for a mystery, is delighted to oblige.

Sikander's journey to track down Miss Hartley leads him across the city, from the rarefied heights of Malabar Hill and the colonial bungalows of Byculla to the seamy underbelly of the native city, deep into the crowded gullies of Pydhonie and the flesh markets of Falkland Road. With each new interview, a bewildering and often conflicting portrait of Miss Hartley emerges. Did Miss Hartley change her mind about getting married and decide to run away? Or has something genuinely terrible happened to the Missing Memsahib, something so horrible that even Sikander, with all his wealth and influence, will not be able to save her?

The Maharaja Mysteries:
A Very Pukka Murder (Book 1)
Death at the Durbar (Book 2)
The Missing Memsahib (Book 3)

Praise for The Maharaja Mysteries:
"A satisfying locked-room mystery and a keenly observed comedy of manners." —Publishers Weekly for A Very Pukka Murder
"Packed with fascinating details about life among the Anglo-Indian upper class during the heyday of the Raj." —Kirkus Reviews for A Very Pukka Murder
"Golden age fans will appreciate how Sikander works his way through an array of suspects. Once again, Gaind successfully blends detection with history." —Publishers Weekly STARRED review for Death at the Durbar

Arjun Raj Gaind is one of India's best known comic book writers. He is the creator and author of the critically acclaimed, best-selling graphic novels, Empire of Blood, Reincarnation Man, The Mighty Yeti, Project: Kalki, Blade of the Warrior: Kshatriya, and A Brief History of Death. A Very Pukka Murder is his debut novel, the first in a trilogy featuring the adventures of Maharaja Sikander Singh, set against the backdrop of princely India during the heyday of the British Raj.