Vish Puri, India’s self-styled Most Private Investigator, is portly, persistent, and unmistakably Punjabi. Backed by his team of undercover operatives, he cuts a determined swath through India’s swindlers, cheats, and murderers. When an honest public litigator is accused of murdering a maidservant, it is Puri he calls on for both help and discretion. But it’s a tough case. How will Puri trace the fate of the girl, known only as Mary, in a population of more than one billion? His search for the missing servant takes the detective on a journey that reveals not only his clever methods of investigation but also the sights, smells, and sounds of modern India’s vivid, seething complexity.
