Captain Jim: A Crime Novel Set in Old Bombay

Currently nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel, "Captain Jim of Bombay" stands out as a thrilling crime novel.

Captain Jim Agnihotri from nineteenth-century Bombay ingeniously emulates Sherlock Holmes in Nev March’s award-winning debut from Minotaur Books and Thriller Writers of America, a captivating crime novel.

It was 1892 in Bombay, the heart of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri was recovering from a skirmish at the Poona navy hospital. With time on his hands, he immersed himself in the tales of Sherlock Holmes and perused the daily papers. One particular case seized Captain Jim's interest – dubbed the crime of the century: Two women plunged from the college's clock tower in broad daylight. Stirred by Adi, the widower of one victim, who believed his wife and sister did not take their own lives, Captain Jim took it upon himself to delve into the tragedy. The Parsee family enlisted his services to unravel the events of that fateful afternoon.

However in a land of divided loyalties, asking questions is harmful. Captain Jim’s investigation disturbs the shadows that appear to comply with the Framji household and triggers an ominous chain of occasions. And when vigorous Woman Diana Framji joins the hunt for her sisters’ attackers, Captain Jim’s coronary heart isn’t secure, both.

Based mostly on a real story, and set towards the colourful backdrop of colonial India, Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Thriller Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning lyrical debut, Homicide in Outdated Bombay, brings this tumultuous historic age to life.