Djinn patrol on the purple line : a novel
Based on a true story, three children in the slums of a sprawling Indian city set out to solve the case of a missing classmate in this debut about comradery, adventure, and the slow unravelling of a communal tragedy.
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Stamford | Available |
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Missing children > India > Fiction. Social problems > India > Fiction. India > Fiction. |
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Bildungsromans. Detective and mystery fiction. |
- ISBN: 9780771001703
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347 pages : map ; 25 cm - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
"Warning: if you begin reading the book in the morning, don't expect to get anything done for the rest of the day." --New York Times We children are not just stories. We live. Come and see. Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he's smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a boy at school goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from episodes of Police Patrol to find him. With Pari and Faiz by his side, Jai ventures into some of the most dangerous parts of the sprawling Indian city; the bazaar at night, and even the railway station at the end of the Purple Line. But kids continue to vanish, and the trio must confront terrified parents, an indifferent police force and soul-snatching djinns in order to uncover the truth.