The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star
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Sequel to: The perplexing theft of the jewel in the crown.
"Originally published by Mulholland Books in 2016 in Great Bristain"--Title page verso.
Mumbai is a city that thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters. But as Chopra is about to discover, even in the city of dreams, there is no guarantee of a happy ending. Rising star and incorrigible playboy Vikram Verma has disappeared, leaving his latest film in jeopardy. Hired by Verma's formidable mother to find him, Inspector Chopra and his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, embark on a journey deep into the world's most flamboyant movie industry. As they uncover feuding stars, failed investments and death threats, it seems that many people have a motive for wanting Verma out of the picture. And yet, as Chopra has long suspected, in Bollywood the truth is often stranger than fiction ...
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The Strange Disappearance Of A Bollywood Star
submitted by sara on June 18, 2020, 12:19pm
I love the Inspector Chopra and his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, This book was a bit more serious as it discussed the plight of India’s eunochs- a caste lower than the untouchables.
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A Baby Ganesh Agency investigation
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Redhook, 2017.
Year Published: 2017
Description: 385 pages ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780316434515
0316434515
SUBJECTS
Chopra, Ashwin (Fictitious character)
Private investigators -- Fiction.
Elephants as pets -- Fiction.
Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Actors -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Motion picture industry -- Mumbai -- Fiction.
Mumbai (India) -- Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.