The Widows of Malabar Hill (2018)

Perveen Mistry’s legal training gives her access to three secluded widows whose inheritance arrangements raise troubling questions. Set in 1920s Bombay, this first Perveen mystery makes listening, understanding consent and noticing who can speak freely into investigative skills. Her own history matters alongside the case. The law and social restrictions supply the pressure, so choose it for a measured historical investigation rather than a succession of physical confrontations.