{"product_id":"blood-caste-the-stunning-historical-crime-debut-of-the-year-set-in-victorian-india","title":"Shylashri Shankar: Blood Caste [2025]","description":"Is Jack the Ripper at large on the streets of Victorian India?\u003cp\u003eHyderabad, India, 1895. When three bodies are discovered with mutilations bearing an eerie resemblance to the Ripper's Whitechapel victims, Chief Inspector Soobramania known as Soob is summoned to investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspicion alights upon three powerful men: a Russian grand duke and an English earl visiting the city, and their friend, a Deccani noble, who is also the stepson of one of the victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced with the thorny imperial politics of accusing relatives of Queen Victoria, Soob must ally with his rival in the British Residency Police, Inspector Wilberforce, to hunt down the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins a deadly game of cat and mouse played in the shadow of empire, where high birth protects foul deeds and where spilt blood counts for less than wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA richly textured and utterly compelling historical crime thriller from a dazzling debut voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBlood Caste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An immersive new entry in the recent flowering of India-set crime fiction, vividly bringing to life the city of Hyderabad at the turn of the nineteenth century. An exotic take on the Ripper legend' \u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A crackling Victorian-era thriller... intricate and mesmerising' \u003cb\u003eBonnie MacBird\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eArt in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBlood Caste\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a twisty mystery, a richly evocative slice of history and a searing deep-dive into the uneasy political, racial and religious cross-currents of Victorian India... Shylashri Shankar is a name to watch - hopefully there will be further adventures to come for Inspector Soobramania and his appealing team of allies!' \u003cb\u003eKate Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alice Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A vibrant and beguiling debut. I loved this tale of late nineteenth-century Hyderabad, with its brilliantly rendered settings and cast of colourful characters, headed by the engaging Chief Inspector Soobramania. Definitely one to watch' \u003cb\u003eS.G. MacLean\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Engrossing and evocative, extensively researched and tightly plotted, \u003ci\u003eBlood Caste\u003c\/i\u003e is an atmospheric exploration of a series of terrible murders in the princely state of Hyderabad, during the times of the British Raj... What a pleasure it is to lose yourself in the book, sink into the rich descriptions of Hyderabadi culture, and the mesmerizing beauty of the city itself' \u003cb\u003eHarini Nagendra\u003c\/b\u003e, author of The Bangalore Detectives Club series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping and atmospheric' Phil Lecomber, author of \u003ci\u003eMidnight Streets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shankar, Shylashri","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53623787684179,"sku":"XV81835982020","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/shankar-shylashri-blood-caste-the-stunning-historical-crime-debut-of-the-year-set-in-victorian-india-xv81835982020-1235115331.jpg?v=1777751889","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/blood-caste-the-stunning-historical-crime-debut-of-the-year-set-in-victorian-india","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}