A Matrimonial Murder
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Overview
The thrilling second book in the Temple Hill Mystery series!
A Matrimonial Murder takes us back to the bustling Temple Hill neighbourhood of Mumbai where fat-cat businessmen conduct high-powered deals while their pampered wives toil behind the scenes, leveraging gossip and innuendo.
Sarla Seth, the owner of the most prestigious matrimonial bureau in town, has been receiving threatening messages. In her thirty years of matchmaking, she’s left behind a few unhappy clients and jealous competitors, though surely none of them would wish her actual harm? But when an employee is found murdered in the office, a shocked Sarla is forced to admit that things at her beloved Soul Harmony may not be that harmonious after all.
Award-winning novelist Radhi Zaveri is at Soul Harmony researching a book on arranged marriages when she stumbles upon the body of the murdered woman and gets caught up in the drama that unfolds. While the police begin their investigation, Radhi’s conversations with staff and clients give rise to worrying questions. As she hunts for answers, Radhi consults astrologers, goes on arranged dates and discovers
that marriage on Temple Hill is deadly serious business.
Acclaimed author Meeti Shroff-Shah is back with the thrilling second book in the Temple Hill mystery series! This time it’s murder at a matrimonial bureau, complete with a Sima from Mumbai character.
Meeti Shroff-Shah is the author of The Death of Kirti Kadakia, longlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger 2022.
The Death of Kirti Kadakia, book 1 of the Temple Hill mystery series, was also shortlisted for the TOI AutHer Awards 2023.
A racy mystery with a colourful cast of characters that brings to life the elite Gujarati Temple Hill community. The perfect summer read!
Just what the doctor ordered for a lazy Sunday. A deep dive into the great Indian obsession, marriage-making, the book is a sumptuous Gujarati wedding thali. All the flavours are served up-the base note of old relationships, the tanginess of sharp characterisation, the bitter-sweetness of romance and the mirchi of murder. What’s not to like? A welcome addition to the growing tribe of Indian mystery writing.
Meeti Shroff-Shah’s A Matrimonial Murder takes us on wicked jaunt through the world of modern Indian matchmaking. Shroff-Shah’s likeable amateur sleuth investigates a killing at a glitzy matrimonial bureau in India’s city of dreams, shining a light on contemporary social issues as she goes. A gentle mystery with a murderous heart.
A wonderful new addition to our cannon of Indian mystery writers. Meeti Shroff tells a great twisted tale with acute observations about the people and the world she inhabits, all done with aplomb and assurance, keeping you guessing till the very end!
A Matrimonial Murder is one of the funniest, heartfelt mysteries of the year. Meeti Shroff-Shah’s gift for social satire mixed with humour and suspense makes Radhi’s investigation of elite matchmaking in Mumbai an utter delight.
A hugely enjoyable, atmospheric book. Such a vivid setting with a clever plot.
Terrific setting. Great plot. A mystery with a sexy twist!
The upper-middle-class desi mindset brought to life beautifully
Unfolding like an Agatha Christie mystery, the book delivers on pace, plot and climax
A well-crafted mystery
An authentic, well-written and entertaining piece of literature
- Title: A Matrimonial Murder
- Author: Meeti Shroff Shah
- Publisher: Bloomsbury India
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9789356405462, 9356405468
- Resource ID: LLS:9789356405462
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T11:34:44Z
Meeti was longlisted for the prestigious CWA New Blood Dagger in 2022 and for the Times of India AutHer Awards in 2023 for The Death of Kirti Kadakia, her first Temple Hill mystery. Her first book was the critically acclaimed memoir Do You Know Any Good Boys?, a funny guide to the Indian arranged marriage, which was an Amazon bestseller in 2016 and has since been optioned for screen. Before turning to full-time writing, Meeti was a creative consultant and copywriter with an award-winning career in advertising spanning over sixteen years. Meeti graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and has a master's in English literature from Mumbai University. She writes from a small, blue desk in Mumbai, where she lives with her husband, daughter and a dozen astonishingly sturdy houseplants.