Death Under the Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean

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A classic and charming collection of murder mysteries and eerie tales set in a bygone era of Mussoorie, featuring a quirky cast of amateur sleuths.

Author Name	Ruskin Bond
ISBN	9780670089505
Year of Publication	2016
Pages	208
Language	English
Binding	Hardcover
Publisher	Penguin

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ISBN: 9780670089505
Year Of Publication: 2016
Pages : 208
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin

Overveiw

- Imprint: India Viking
- Format: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208 Pages
- Core Themes: Murder mysteries, cozy detective fiction, colonial-era nostalgia, and eccentric small-town life.

Meet the Author

Ruskin Bond is one of India's most beloved and iconic authors. Writing for over six decades, he has published numerous novellas, short stories, essays, and children's books. He was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Padma Bhushan in 2014 for his immense contribution to Indian literature in English. He continues to live and write from his home in Landour, Mussoorie.

Book Summary

- The book consists of 8 interconnected short stories revolving around the elderly Miss Ripley-Bean, her Tibetan terrier Fluff, hotel pianist Mr. Lobo, and Royal Hotel owner Nandu. When Miss Ripley-Bean witnesses a murder through a shadow on a wall, she is pulled into a series of curious incidents. The narrative weaves together cases of a murdered priest, an adulterous couple, a body found in a box-bed, and strange deaths involving arsenic and strychnine.

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