MURDER AT THE MUSHAIRA: A Novel by Raza Mir [Hardcover]

Murder at the Mushaira is a historical murder mystery set in Delhi on the eve of the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Amid the city’s vibrant social life and simmering revolutionary fervor, a poet is found murdered with an agate dagger. Kiromal Chainsukh, tasked with solving the crime under pressure from the British East India Company, enlists the help of the renowned poet Mirza Ghalib, who applies his wit, social insight, and emerging forensic methods to unravel a web of secrets, lies, and suspects. As Ghalib probes deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy implicating Delhi’s elite, setting the stage for a suspenseful investigation intertwined with India’s struggle for independence.