We discuss chapters 13-26 of Sujata Massey’s ‘The Bombay Prince‘, the third novel in the Perveen Mistry series. The courts begin inquiries to the death of Freny Cuttingmaster, and Perveen has already made enemies that threaten to get in the way of fair conduct. Drama about finances around the school also bring the staff into question, but can Perveen break through the institution’s legal defence?

We’re also joined by Sena Desai Gopal to talk about her debut novel ‘The 86th Village‘, out this week, telling the story of a small regional town rife with corruption after a decades-old dam construction threw caution to the wind.