A review by liberrydude
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall

3.0

Vish Puri is a modern Sherlock Holmes like PI with a network of informants and operatives canvassing the streets of New Delhi. I only say Holmes-like because he doesn't compare himself to the "Great One." This book will make Indian-Americans homesick. Lots of Indian terminology. You will definitely use the glossary of Indian terms provided but there are several not listed in the glossary. It became annoying after awhile to find them not listed or being able to remember them all and there are a lot of them. I've read many culture-centric mysteries but this one seems to have gone overboard in its embrace of terminology. Still the plot moves quickly. Many misdirections leave the reader stunned. But Vish Puri is rarely stunned. He's always one step ahead. He's a rather pompous guy but an affable sort. There is a subplot involving his wife and mother solving a robbery at a wive's function that could have been left out. I'm going to have read the first one now.