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Mysteries of mystery writing

Ms Massey's book was at the very top of a huge pile of discards

Murder on Malabar Hill
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Murder on Malabar Hill book cover | Photo: Amazon

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
One of the nicest things that happens in life is the unexpected discovery of a new author who has not been hyped by reviewers and LitFests. It doesn’t happen often but enough times to keep one in a state of pleasant anticipation. I have been lucky in this regard because I have come across one every few years.

I discovered another such writer three weeks ago. Her name is Sujata Massey and it was the sheerest chance that I found her book, called  Murder on Malabar Hill. It was earlier published under a different title.

It had come to my
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