Book description
When the body of a white man is found frozen in the Himalayan foothills near Dehra Dun, he is christened the Ice Man by the national media. Who is he? How long has he been there? Why was he killed?
As Inspector Persis Wadia and Metropolitan Police criminalist Archie Blackfinch investigateā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked The Lost Man of Bombay as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Oh, how I enjoyed the dry wit embedded into each page! This complex mystery is filled with engaging characters. Author Vaseem Khan lavishes even the most minor characters with detailed and hilarious descriptions.Ā The mystery of three separate murders converging is wrapped up with a cipher puzzle embedded in the mythology of Indian culture and iconography. The crimes with two different modus operandi makes things even more confusing.
Sourcing from the internmentĀ of foreign nationals in India during World War II, this twisty tale takes us through a number of locations and little-known events of India's history. I enjoyed protagonistā¦
From Nev's list on India blending history with gripping mysteries.
If you love The Lost Man of Bombay...
The Rosewood Penny
2023 Queer Indie Award Nominee!
The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.
On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictiveā¦
Want books like The Lost Man of Bombay?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Lost Man of Bombay.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,342
readers submitted
so far, will you?
š If you like The Lost Man of Bombay, you might also like...
Portrait of an Artist as a Young Woman
Kate from Jules et JimĀ meets I Love Dick.
A young woman filmmakerās journey of self-discovery, set against a backdrop of the sexual liberation movement of the 1970s and 1980s. In Portrait of an Artist as a Young Woman, we follow Ana Fried as she faces the ultimateā¦
Malcolm Before X
Malcolm Before X is about finding a way to continue moving forward after everything has been taken from you. While in prison, Malcolm Little discovered the power of reading and found a way to transform his character and become a better man. This half-biography focuses on that transformation, especially hisā¦
