'Persis Wadia, denizen of India's own Slough House' Alis Hawkins'Hugely entertaining, devilishly clever' Antonia HodgsonIndia, 1951. After wilfully ignoring orders, Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective, is exiled from Bombay to the wild and mountainous Naga Hills District. As India's first post-Independence election looms, and tensions rise across the country, Persis finds herself banished to the Hotel Victori...

He thought he left his demons in the rearview mirror. After a fatal mistake on a dark mountain pass destroyed his life, he traded the asphalt for a quiet existence, hiding behind computer screens and MMOs.But then she walked in.She is chaotic, intoxicating, and carrying secrets that demand an immediate, high-speed getaway. What starts as a tense alliance to survive the night quickly shifts into an all-consuming, desperate romance. Swept up in a neon-soaked underworld of vio...

Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology explores how biotechnological innovations address global environmental challenges including pollution, ecosystem degradation, climate change, and resource scarcity. This integrative resource synthesizes environmental microbiology, bioremediation, ecological engineering, and sustainability science to explain biotechnology's role in environmental stewardship. The book systematically covers bioremediation mechanisms for contaminated soil and water, phyt...

International Marketing: Global Engagement Strategies examines how organizations develop, position, and promote products across diverse international markets spanning developed and emerging economies worldwide. This comprehensive resource addresses market entry strategies, cultural adaptation, international promotional campaigns, and cross-border business development. International Marketing: Global Engagement Strategies explores strategic approaches relevant to North American, European, A...

When a mysterious glowing backpack appears in the school hallway, Maya Khan and her friends discover something impossible inside: a tiny hidden version of their classroom, complete with strange rules, shifting hallways, and a world that seems to grow when fed by light.Maya, Leo, June, and Amir are ordinary middle-school students—until the backpack starts humming, writing warnings in a notebook, and opening a doorway into a miniature universe called Minicity. The ru...

From the award-winning author of MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE comes a brilliant new cozy murder mystery featuring the inimitable Persis Wadia.Bombay, 1951. A political rally ends in tragedy when India's first female police detective, Persis Wadia, kills a lone gunman as he attempts to assassinate the divisive new defence minister, a man calling for war with India's new post-Independence neighbours.With the Malabar House team tasked to hunt dow...

Cartoonist Shazleen Khan brings their Ignatz Award–winning young adult web series, BUUZA!!, to print in Good Morning, Salwa**, the first of three volumes collecting the original webtoon**On New Year's Eve 1997, in the bustling city of Salwa, Zach, a down-on-his-luck phone operator, receives a misdialed call from a distressed man named Zhen which sparks an undeniable connection.Zach is thro...

This gripping series debut introduces whip-smart Pakistani archaeologist Dr. Gul Delani, whose investigation into the discovery of a mummy gets complicated—and personal—when it collides with her years-long search for a missing family member. This gritty crime thriller inspired by a real-life antiquities scandal is perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Elsa Hart.In the large, diverse, and densely populated city of Karachi, a young girl can vanish and never be found. T...

'Historical fiction at its finest' Mail on Sunday'Brilliant!' Ann Cleeves'Persis Wadia, denizen of India's own Slough House - Malabar House in Bombay' Alis Hawkins'Hugely entertaining, devilishly clever' Antonia Hodgson'Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely' Chris Whitaker'Persis is a brilliant creation and this...

In a thrilling new murder mystery in the Malabar House series, Persis Wadia and Archie Blackfinch travel to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where they collide head-on with the prejudices and bloody politics of an era engulfed in flame.Can a white man receive justice in post-colonial India?Bombay, 1950. James Whitby, sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit India activist Fareed Mazumdar, is less t...

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) represents the largest infrastructure project of its kind, spanning 3,000 km and linking two nations. This monograph is the first to provide a comprehensive analysis of the environmental governance gaps and reform pathways of the CPEC.Drawing on primary and secondary sources, project monitoring data and policy analysis, the book examines the reasons for the divergence in environmental standards between China and Pakistan. Pakistan’s 27-ye...

The love between the Divine Mother and her human children is a unique relationship.Kali, the Dark Mother is one such deity with whom devotees have a very loving and intimate bond, in spite of her fearful appearance. In this relationship, the worshipper becomes a child and Kali assumes the form of the ever-caring mother.This story is inspired by a life-changing event that occurred in 2016 when my brother fell into a coma.Where doctors failed to give us hope, it was c...