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St. Martin's, Nov 2001, 23.95, 272 pp.
ISBN: 0312269528
Most of the inspectors of the Mumbai (Bombay) Crime Branch are working on the shocking murder of business mogul Anil Adjami killed in his impregnable home on Mahdi Island. However, Deputy Commissioner Kabir assigns Inspector Ganesh Ghote a different case. Ghote works alone on uncovering the identity of “Yeshwant”, a cat burglar nicknamed for a seventeenth century hero.
Ganesh's scrutinizes the crimes by visiting the scenes and interviewing the victims, but seems to make little progress on the case. He meets an old friend; the recently widowed Swedish expatriate Axel Svensson, who begins to help on the investigation. As he gets closer to solving his case, Ganesh finds a link between the B&E robberies and the unsolved murder. Still, will he crack both cases or will Ganesh find no final solutions to the two seemingly tied together crimes he now investigates.
The latest Ganesh Ghote Indian police procedural is an engaging investigative tale that stars an interesting lead character. The story line is cleverly designed so that readers see inside the head of the kind Ganesh as he struggles with the cat burglar case and ultimately the homicide. Though the audience will need to adjust to Ganesh's speech pattern (as with the previous novels) most readers will believe BREAKING AND ENTERING is worth the time as author H.R.F Keating provides fans with a strong who-done-it.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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