Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bangalore Detectives Club | 2022 | Harini Nagendra | Buy |
| 2 | Murder Under a Red Moon | 2023 | Harini Nagendra | Buy |
| 3 | A Nest of Vipers | 2024 | Harini Nagendra | Buy |
| 4 | Into the Leopard’s Den | 2025 | Harini Nagendra | Buy |
The Bangalore Detectives Club series is set in 1920s Bangalore, India, where Dr. Kaveri Murthy, a young mathematics lecturer, finds herself drawn into solving murders. The first book, The Bangalore Detectives Club (2022), introduces Kaveri and her physician husband as they navigate both a murder investigation and the social expectations placed on a newly married Indian woman in the colonial era.
Murder Under a Red Moon (2023), A Nest of Vipers (2024), and Into the Leopard’s Den (2025) continue the series, with Kaveri growing more confident as an investigator while the political situation in India grows more turbulent. Harini Nagendra draws on her deep knowledge of Bangalore’s history and geography to create a setting that feels lived-in and specific, not generic.