Inspector Persis Wadis is the first woman to qualify as a police person in India during Partition.She works out of the Malabar House station,where the most “unwanted”police are sent.She is to investigate the murder of Sir James Herriot,an Englishman,who is involved in a top-secret investigation.The author draws with impeccable detail, a picture of India during the chaos of Partition-it‘s political rivalries,cultural,& religious turmoil.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️