Mystery novelist Radhi Zaveri has a new job, teaching spoiled kids at Mumbai’s prestigious North Star High School.
But, little does she suspect, things are about to veer wildly off-syllabus . . .
When fiery teacher Ms Venus is found slumped across her desk, the school insist she died of natural causes.
But Radhi’s not convinced. The Ms Venus she knew was in rude health, quite literally, stirring up drama and discord at every turn.
What if someone — a disgruntled parent, a disgraced ‘D’ student — decided to silence her acid tongue for good?
And the last person to clash with Ms Venus is mysteriously missing . . .
Can Radhi piece it all together — before the killer’s ruthless red pen strikes again?
Meeti is an award-winning copywriter, content writer and mother (though no awards for this yet). When she isn’t busy writing ads that make toothpaste sound like an aphrodisiac, Meeti can be found with a cup of ginger tea, gazing contentedly at the yellow gulmohars outside her window and plotting the murder of perfectly innocent people.
In 2016, Pan Macmillan India published her memoir, Do You Know Any Good Boys? – a funny guide to the Indian arranged marriage – based on the awkward arranged dates she had with 40 different men, before she met her husband.
Meeti lives with her daughter and husband (yes, the same one she took such pains to find) in Mumbai.
My thoughts: This was a clever whodunnit set at an elite school in Mumbai, where the students are under intense pressure to perform and where the teachers all have secrets.
When English teacher Ms Venus is found dead, visiting author/teacher Radhi suspects foul play – there are a few things about the scene that suggest it might be murder. She and the local police detective dig into Ms Venus, the other teachers and the students (and their parents) who might have had reason to kill.
Radhi is also avoiding her own issues, the complicated relationship with her sister, her growing attraction to a married man she went to college with, and her grief at her parents’ deaths. She’s drinking too much and worrying the people closest to her.
As she investigates the school’s goings-on and worries about the party her sister is throwing for her birthday, it all starts to come to a head. Can she fix the problems in her life and catch a killer?
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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