Hard, realistic and fascinatingly hard to decipher. Persis is a terrific character - On Magazine

Vaseem Khan's friction-free ascent to pole position in historical crime is consolidated by The Lost Man of Bombay. Much to relish here - Financial Times

What should you expect from a good historical mystery? Well, a decent mystery, obviously, and interesting characters to guide you through the plot, plus some inside knowledge of a place or period in history you are unfamiliar with. The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan ticks all those boxes, and probably more, with ease - SHOTS

The hugely entertaining result is not unlike an India(na) Jones adventure: history and mystery mixed with brutal slapstick, thwarted romance and sly humour . . . Malabar House is a subcontinental version of Mick Herron's Slough House . . . If only all period procedurals were as good as this - The Times

Khan writes with a charming formality and brings his characters and their dilemmas to life in this intelligent and intriguing series - Literary Review

British writer Vaseem Khan has shown quite comprehensively that he can write historical crime fiction well - Asian Media Group

The latest of Khan's excellent thrillers set in post-war Bombay is a vivid portrait of a society remaking itself in the new era of independence - Mail on Sunday

A brilliant whodunnit mingling fascinating history, the flavours of India and a Himalayan blizzard of clues - The Sun

Vaseem Khan doesn't only spin a fast-moving, well-plotted story; he deftly illuminates the religious rivalries that beset post-colonial India. Think Mick Herron in Bombay: inventive characterisation made laugh-aloud funny by Maya Saroya's pacey, often caustic narration - The Times, Audiobook of the Week

Vivid, bracing crime writing married to a picture of a country seeking its post Raj identity - Financial Times, Books of the Year 2022

Vaseem Khan's excellent series set in post-partition India - Guardian, Best Crime & Thrillers of 2022

Written with wit and heart, it's wonderfully entertaining - Daily Express, Books of the Year

His excellent Malabar House series - The Critic

The best historical thriller of the year - Daily Express

The third incredible novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective. Book one, Midnight at Malabar House, has been shortlisted for the CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger.