by Sujata Massey is a historical mystery set in 1920s India. Perveen Mistry has the rare distinction of being a female solicitor in colonial Bombay and when she volunteers to defend a servant accused of trumped-up charges, the case unveils a complex web of corruption and murder that leads back to the misappropriation of charitable funds at a women’s hospital. Massey writes a compelling, layered mystery that explores the lack of equality and corruption under the British Raj and fills in the setting of her story with deep historical context.