![]() ![]() The three women live in full purdah-in strict seclusion, veiled and never leaving the women's quarters or speaking with men-and Perveen can tell from the "X" signature that at least one of these women probably could not read the contract she signed. Omar Farid, a very wealthy Muslim businessman, has left behind three widows, all of whom have signed away their inheritance to a charity. One day when she is executing the otherwise normal will of a client, Perveen discovers something strange. As a member of India's Zoroastrian minority, she can never divorce or remarry-but she can devote her life to helping other women in trouble. ![]() She has a passion for the law and for helping people, but she also has a dark secret in her past that makes her uniquely suited to her career-an abusive marriage that ended in violent tragedy. Perveen, Oxford-educated and multilingual, is Bombay's only female solicitor. ![]() At the opening of The Widows of Malabar Hill (Soho Crime| January 9th, 2018) we find Perveen working in the office of her father, a wealthy and respected Parsi barrister. Sujata Massey (Agatha and Macavity Award-winning author of the Rei Shimura series) brings us a delightful new mystery set in 1920s India: Perveen Mistry, Bombay's first female lawyer, is investigating a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in full purdah when the case takes a turn toward the murderous.Įxplore 1920s Bombay alongside crime fiction's most appealing new heroine, the plucky and determined Perveen Mistry. ![]()
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