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В классических рассказах о приключениях Шерлока Холмса, вышедших из-под пера Артура Конан Дойла, лишь мельком упоминается ряд дел, разгадкой которых приходилось заниматься Великому Сыщику. Даже для тех, кто не обладает дедуктивным мышлением, совершенно очевидно, что эти дела всерьез повлияли на судьбу Холмса и на формирование его методов ведения расследования. Но, в силу определенных, известных ему одному причин, Артур Конан Дойл не уделил этим делам внимания, которого они заслуживают. Лауреат премии Эдгара По, писатель и литературовед Майк Эшли вдохновил целую плеяду известных писателей на то, чтобы закрасить «белые пятна» в истории…

Some crooks have tried to snatch the plump son of a business tycoon, and have accidentally made off with his playmate instead. But they?re not changing their plan: a payment is to be delivered to them or a small corpse is to be delivered to Inspector Ghote.

But what kind of ransom can a mere tailor?s boy demand? And, as something more unpleasant than just a ransom note arrives from the kidnappers, are the police helping keep the boy in one piece?

In a small, provincial town in the heart of India, a politician?s wife has done her husband?s career a great service, by dying under suspicious circumstances. That the corpse and the trail have been cold for fifteen years hasn?t saved Inspector Ghote of the Bombay CID from being sent to investigate. But what chance does he have when his chief suspect is so powerful, when the whole district is against him, and when a holy man is fasting to the death to protest his prying?

But still the good inspector dutifully goes, carrying just the honour of his police force and a box of double-sized eggs . . .

What had until recently been a police sergeant is now lying at Ghote?s feet bleeding its last. An accident it may have been, but Ghote saw exactly what happened, and it?s his duty to arrest the killer. Isn?t it? Or can the inspector better serve his beloved police force by disposing of the body, by concealing a crime? And if he does, will he manage to keep his terrible secret?

As an Inquiry begins beneath the first torrents of monsoon rain ? will he even want to?

In the house of Lala Varde, a vast man of even greater influence, an attack has taken place. Varde?s secretary, Mr Perfect, has been struck on his invaluable business head. And try as Inspector Ghote might to remain conscientious and methodical, his investigation is beset on all sides by cunning, disdain and corruption. And then there?s the impossible theft of a single rupee to be dealt with . . . The Perfect Murder introduced Inspector Ghote: Bombay CID?s most dutiful officer, and one of the greatest, most engaging creations in all detective fiction.

In his proud new position in the prestigious Bombay Police Crime Branch, Inspector Ganesh Ghote sees his career finally take off with the prospect of only the most high-profile murders to investigate. Unfortunately the Assistant Commissioner of Police has other ideas and chooses to keep Ghote busy with interminable paperwork.

Waiting to be given his first case, Ghote doesn't expect to find it planted in his waste bin...

H.R.F. Keating is best known as the creator of Inspector Ghote of the Bombay Police. He has twice won the CWA Gold Dagger, and in 1996 was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger. He lives in London with his wife, the actress Sheila Mitchell, who has read many of his books featuring Harriet Martens as audiobooks. They include A Detective at Death's Door and The Dreaming Detective.

Sam Dastor's theatrical experiences include a season at the National Theatre under Olivier in Volpone and in Zeffirelli's Much Ado about Nothing. His West End credits include Melon, Hidden Laughter and Cell Mates, and he has also made over 1,000 plays and readings for radio. Among his many television appearances are I, Claudius, Fortunes of War and Spooks, while his films include The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.

Keating succeeds in entertaining mystery buffs by gathering hundreds of facts and foibles from the world of crime writing. He features 20 great crooks, providing a run-down of great crimes in boarding schools, a catalogue of parodies and pastiches, a look at murders on trains, and a compendium of embarrassing mistakes.

Inspector Ghote is in the very deepest trouble. He had been summoned at an unofficial hour by the Additional Secretary on a strictly private matter - to witness the most dangerous woman in Bombay going about her business of blackmail. The humble inspector was not in a position to protest and reluctantly agreed. But what he witnessed was unexpected and richly deserved murder. Ghote is impaled on the horns of a horrible dilemma: to speak out or to remian silent?

A princely state in India, 1930, under the British Raj. To Bhopore and its opulent Summer Palace comes a handful of Western visitors to meet the outrageous Maharajah and his entourage. There they met the Maharajah's heir, the sensual Porgy, and his English chorus-girl mistress. They meet the enigmatic chief minister--and the aloof British Resident, with his dignified little nine-year-old son. And before long they also meet sudden death....Various people in the Palace become suspects, and an imperturbable District Superintendent of Police is called in. But who will he find guilty of the murder of the Maharajah?