Three married couples and a divorcee move in to the newly-built Gurney Close, which overlooks the river Wye. They organise a party to celebrate their new homes, and all goes well - until one of them is found dead the next morning. Lambert and Hook investigate.
A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the twentieth century. The story unfolds through four middle class families - the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from...