Death in the Air by Ram Murali

Death in the Air by Ram Murali

The White Lotus meets Knives Out meets Crazy Rich Asians in this devilishly entertaining debut novel: both a sophisticated locked-room mystery in the tradition of Agatha Christie, and a provocative literary whodunit for the twenty-first century.

An old-fashioned mystery in the model of Agatha Christie.. A frothy, fun, truly escapist read - offering perspective on a certain echelon that feels both hyperbolic and cuttingly real at the same time * Vogue, Best Books of 2024 *
Unexpected delights await on every page of Ram Murali's impressive and captivating debut. Crisp as a gin and tonic and delightfully wicked, this smart, smart novel delivers a sophisticated, subversive murder mystery set in the highest stratosphere of the international idle rich. I had to force myself not to binge it in one night so I could savor it like the rare and exquisite meal that it is. * Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of CRAZY RICH ASIANS *
Glamorous, gripping, absolutely heaps of fun. I loved this. * Lucy Foley, bestselling author of THE PARIS APARTMENT and THE GUEST LIST *
A romp of a whodunit, poking fun at the über wealthy whilst calmly meditating on both the horror of Partition and identity in a globalized world. I rattled through it. Ro is a very charming lead character indeed! * Charlotte Vassell, author of THE OTHER HALF *
A stunning, sophisticated, scalpel-sharp murder mystery. Powerful, fun and hugely rewarding. Immensely impressive. * Chris Whitaker, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END *
Twisty and absorbing, Death in the Air is a knockout mystery with a dry, dark humour all its own. It has endless glamour in the old sense of the word: as a sinister enchantment, casting a spell. * Flynn Berry, author of NORTHERN SPY *
Convincingly captures the milieu of the über rich, a world in which consequences only exist on a sliding scale, depending on who you know and how much you can pay... Fizzes with ambition, managing to be both showy and subversive... a fun, thought-provoking book - a commentary on greed, cultural appropriation and the peculiar malaise of the wealthy - a daring début. * Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author of AZUCAR and TAIL OF THE BLUE BIRD *
A warm broth of Golden Age mystery (both Agatha Christie and Richard Osman would be proud)... Evocative, provocative, and very, very fun * AJ Finn, author of END OF STORY *

Ram Murali began his career as a lawyer in private practice in London and Paris, and worked for many years across all aspects of film and television development, production and distribution. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Columbia Law School, the Sorbonne and the University of Cambridge.

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ISBN 13	9781805460008
ISBN 10	1805460005
Title	Death in the Air
Author	Ram Murali
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Atlantic Books
Year published	2024-06-20
Number of pages	400
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