Reading order · 4 books · 2020 to 2023 · Set in Mumbai
Malabar House Books in Order
The Malabar House books follow Persis Wadia, India’s first female police detective, in Bombay in the years just after independence.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2020 to 2023
- First book
- Midnight at Malabar House
- Latest
- Death of a Lesser God (2023)
- Setting
- Set in Mumbai
The reading order
Every Malabar House book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Mumbai
- 1Midnight at Malabar House2020With Persis WadiaOn New Year’s Eve 1949, Persis Wadia, India’s first female police detective, is called to the murder of a senior English diplomat in Bombay.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Dying Day2021With Persis WadiaA priceless manuscript of Dante’s Divine Comedy disappears from a Bombay library, and Persis follows a trail of clues.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Lost Man of Bombay2022With Persis WadiaThe body of an unknown European man is found in the hills outside Bombay, and Persis must discover who he was.Buy on Amazon
- 4Death of a Lesser God2023With Persis WadiaIn 1950 Bombay a man is days from execution for a murder he insists he did not commit, and Inspector Persis Wadia’s new inquiry takes her to Calcutta.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Midnight at Malabar House.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Persis Wadia | Archie Blackfinch |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Midnight at Malabar House | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 The Dying Day | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 The Lost Man of Bombay | LLead | MMajor |
| 4 Death of a Lesser God | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Malabar House books
2 characters from Vaseem Khan’s chart, with the number of Malabar House books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Persis WadiaIndia's first female police detective | 4 | Midnight at Malabar House 2020 |
| Archie BlackfinchScotland Yard forensic scientist | 4 | Midnight at Malabar House 2020 |