In this episode, hosts Elizabeth and Sarah talk about their new favorite historical mystery series, Abir Mukherjee’s Wyndham &amp; Banerjee Mysteries, set in 1920s India. It speaks to themes relevant to today’s readers, such as addiction and PTSD, even as its setting offers a delightful escape.
Titles discussed in this episode include: A Rising Man, A Necessary Evil, Smoke and Ashes, and Death in the East, all by Abir Mukherjee. Also mentioned: Sujata Massey’s Perveen Mistry series; The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh; The Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast; and the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series and the Malabar House series, both by Vaseem Khan.
Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

Cookbook Memoirs

A West Allis Public Library podcast about books, resources, lifelong learning and what makes this Milwaukee area community great. Join WAPL librarians as they chat with fellow staffers, authors, neighbors and each other about true stories and fiction that moved them—and that they hope will inspire you.