About the Author

Tarquin Hall is a British author and journalist who has lived and worked throughout South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. He is the author of "The Case of the Missing Servant, The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing, " and "The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken, " along with dozens of articles and three works of nonfiction, including the highly acclaimed "Salaam Brick Lane, " an account of a year spent living above a Bangladeshi sweatshop in London's notorious East End. He lives in Delhi with his wife, Indian-born journalist Anu Anand, and their son.