Reading order · 4 books · 2015 to 2019 · Set in Mumbai
Inspector Chopra Books in Order
The Baby Ganesh Agency books follow Inspector Ashwin Chopra, who retires from the Mumbai police on the day he inherits a baby elephant, and opens a detective agency. Warm, funny crime full of the life of modern Mumbai.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2015 to 2019
- Latest
- Bad Day at the Vulture Club (2019)
- Setting
- Set in Mumbai
The reading order
Every Inspector Chopra book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Mumbai
- 1The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra2015With Ashwin ChopraOn the day he retires from the Mumbai police, Inspector Chopra inherits a baby elephant, and sets out to solve the death of a young man that his colleagues have ignored.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown2016With Ashwin ChopraThe Koh-i-Noor diamond, on display in Mumbai, is stolen, and Chopra and his elephant investigate.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star2017With Ashwin ChopraA Bollywood star disappears, and Chopra is hired to find him.Buy on Amazon
- 4Bad Day at the Vulture Club2019With Ashwin ChopraA wealthy Parsi industrialist is found dead at a Tower of Silence, and Chopra investigates.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Ashwin Chopra | Ganesha | Poppy Chopra |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Bad Day at the Vulture Club | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Inspector Chopra books
3 characters from Vaseem Khan’s chart, with the number of Inspector Chopra books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwin ChopraRetired inspector turned private detective | 4 | The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra 2015 |
| GaneshaBaby elephant Chopra inherits | 4 | The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra 2015 |
| Poppy ChopraChopra's wife | 4 | The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra 2015 |