Body in the Backyard

(Penguin Petit)

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Since the discovery of a decaying corpse in their backyard, the members of the Bajaj family have experienced a host of emotions from shock to disgust to exasperation to fury. But when the young CID officer Vasant arrives at the crime scene, he can immediately tell that the Bajaj family may not be as innocent as they seem.

However, seeing as Mr Bajaj is the additional secretary to revenue and has a meeting with the prime minister in a couple of hours, Vasant has no option but to speed up his investigation. But he is not worried. The “still alive” corpse has just started talking and Vasant is all ears.

Subversive, exciting, and revealing, with a twist you actually won’t be ready for, Manjula Padmanathan’s Body in the Backyard is as compelling as it is well-written.