"India, 1922. Perveen Mistry is the only female lawyer in Bombay, is attending a lavish fundraiser for a new women's hospital specializing when the grandson of an influential Gujarati businessman catches fire--but a servant, Sunanda, rushes to save him, selflessly putting herself in harm's way. Perveen learns that Sunanda, who's still ailing from her burns, has been arrested on trumped-up charges. Perveen takes Sunanda as a client. When the hospital's chief donor dies suddenly, Miriam Penkar, a Jewish-Indian obstetrician, and Sunanda become suspects. Will Perveen be able to prove Sunanda's innocence?"-- Back cover.
Series:
A Perveen Mistry novel ; book 4 Thorndike Press large print mystery Massey, Sujata. Mystery of 1920s Bombay ; bk. 4.
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