Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case of the Missing Servant | 2009 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 2 | The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing | 2009 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 3 | The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken | 2012 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 4 | The Case of the Love Commandos | 2013 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 5 | The Delhi Detective’s Handbook | 2017 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 6 | The Case of the Reincarnated Client | 2019 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
| 7 | The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck | 2025 | Tarquin Hall | Buy |
The Vish Puri: Most Private Investigator series by Tarquin Hall is listed below in reading order.
Vish Puri is a rotund, mustachioed private detective who runs Most Private Investigators Ltd. from an office above a Delhi market. He considers himself the best detective in India and takes on cases that range from caste-related disappearances to murders at cricket matches. His team includes undercover operatives with nicknames like Tubelight, Facecream, and Flush, who do the legwork while Puri follows the leads. Food plays a large role in each book, with Puri constantly seeking out the best street food in whatever city the case takes him to.
The Case of the Missing Servant (2009) opens the series with a case linked to India’s caste system. Later books tackle a suspicious death at a laughing club, a poisoning at a butter chicken competition, and questions of reincarnation. The Delhi Detective’s Handbook (2017) sits between the main novels as a shorter companion book. The series blends humor with real social issues in modern India.