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The Lost Man of Bombay

AuthorVaseem Khan

NarratorMaya Saroya

SeriesThe Malabar House Series, Book 3

Duration10h 29m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, Historical Novels

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

VersionUnabridged

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Bombay, 1950 When the body of a white man is found frozen in the Himalayan foothills near Dehra Dun, he is christened the Ice Man by the national media. Who is he? How long has he been there? Why was he killed? As Inspector Persis Wadia and Metropolitan Police criminalist Archie Blackfinch investigate the case in Bombay, they uncover a trail left behind by the enigmatic Ice Man - a trail leading directly into the dark heart of conspiracy. Meanwhile, two new murders grip the city. Is there a serial killer on the loose, targeting Europeans?

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