Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spectrum Guide to Namibia | 1994 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 2 | Mercenaries, Missionaries and Misfits: Adventures of an Under-Age Journalist | 1996 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 3 | To The Elephant Graveyard: A True Story of the Hunt for a Man-Killing Indian Elephant | 2000 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 4 | Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End | 2007 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
Tarquin Hall’s non-fiction books are listed below in publication order.
These four books span Hall’s career as a journalist and travel writer. Spectrum Guide to Namibia (1994) was his first publication, a travel guide written early in his career. Mercenaries, Missionaries and Misfits (1996) collects stories from his time as an under-age foreign correspondent reporting from conflict zones and remote locations. To the Elephant Graveyard (2000) tells the true story of a man-killing elephant in Assam, northeastern India, blending reportage with a look at the tensions between humans and wildlife.
Salaam Brick Lane (2007) is the most personal of the four. Hall moved to Brick Lane in east London and spent a year getting to know the Bengali community, local characters, and the rapidly changing neighborhood. The book came out two years before he published his first Vish Puri novel, and his years living in India clearly shaped both his fiction and his non-fiction.