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Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line

by Deepa Anappara
Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line - Thryft
Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line - Thryft

A thrilling tale of child detectives amidst danger.

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line could be a good read for those who enjoy mystery and suspense. It provides a unique perspective of the dangers faced by children of an Indian slum. The book's most distinctive feature is how it highlights the resilience and solidarity of the community in the face of tragedy. Readers may appreciate the author's incredible storytelling abilities that blend exuberance and heartbreak.

  • Edgar Award for Best Novel (2021)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2020)
  • The Kitschies Nominee for Golden Tentacle (Debut) (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line

by Deepa Anappara
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ISBN: 9780593129197
Authors: Deepa Anappara
Publisher: Random House
Date of Publication: 2020-02-04
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Asia, Thriller, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.81
(rated by 10747 readers)

Description

Down market lanes crammed with too many people, dogs, and rickshaws, past stalls that smell of cardamom and sizzling oil, below a smoggy sky that doesn’t let through a single blade of sunlight, and all the way at the end of the Purple metro line lies a jumble of tin-roofed homes where nine-year-old Jai lives with his family. From his doorway, he can spot the glittering lights of the city’s fancy high-rises, and though his mother works as a maid in one, to him they seem a thousand miles away.Jai drools outside sweet shops, watches too many reality police shows, and considers himself to be smarter than his friends Pari (though she gets the best grades) and Faiz (though Faiz has an actual job). When a classmate goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from TV to find him. He asks Pari and Faiz to be his assistants, and together they draw up lists of people to interview and places to visit.But what begins as a game turns sinister as other children start disappearing from their neighborhood. Jai, Pari, and Faiz have to confront terrified parents, an indifferent police force, and rumors of soul-snatching djinns. As the disappearances edge ever closer to home, the lives of Jai and his friends will never be the same again.Drawing on real incidents and a spate of disappearances in metropolitan India.
 

A thrilling tale of child detectives amidst danger.

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line could be a good read for those who enjoy mystery and suspense. It provides a unique perspective of the dangers faced by children of an Indian slum. The book's most distinctive feature is how it highlights the resilience and solidarity of the community in the face of tragedy. Readers may appreciate the author's incredible storytelling abilities that blend exuberance and heartbreak.

  • Edgar Award for Best Novel (2021)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2020)
  • The Kitschies Nominee for Golden Tentacle (Debut) (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.