He soon discovers that Ganesha can be helpful, both with his strength and with his intuition. Bored by the idle days and still curious about an unsolved case, Chopra begins investigating unofficially. Ganesha, named after the Hindu elephant deity considered the “Lord of Success,” becomes the retired inspector’s sidekick, a faithful Sancho Panza who rescues his master numerous times.Īt the outset of Khan’s novel, a moping Ganesha refuses to eat, and the newly-retired Inspector Chopra hates to relinquish his role as an officer of the law. Most delightful of all? The unexpected inheritance, a baby elephant delivered to Ashwin Chopra’s doorstep the day he retires after thirty years as a Mumbai police officer. While the murder itself is a serious occasion, the characters, their situations, and Khan’s tongue-in-cheek asides coalesce into a delicious potpourri of entertainment.
THE UNEXPECTED INHERITANCE OF INSPECTOR CHOPRA AND SO MUCH MOREĪ “fun murder mystery” is not at all an oxymoron when applied to Vaseem Khan’s recent novel, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra.
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