I listened to The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan whilst driving in August. This picks up the smouldering romance between Persis Waadia and Archie Blackfinch, which now moves into the bedroom, as Persis struggles with her feelings for him and the reality of a romance that won’t be allowed in post-Independence India.

Meanwhile, her father has found new love, falling out with Persis in the process, just as she has a new case to solve. This starts with finding a preserved body in a cave in the Himalayas, which turns out to date from the Second World War and belong to a British man. Persis is assigned to figuring out who he is and who might have killed him and keeps putting herself in harm’s way in the process, as is her want. Archie has a slightly irritating but also helpful way of turning up to rescue her and helps her solve a set of clues to find hidden treasure that may be the reason for the ‘ice man’s’ death.

This latest in the Malabar House series (see my blogs on Dying Day and Midnight at Malabar House) is as perfectly delicious as ever and I cannot wait to read the next one.