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Need a thrilling thriller? A timely nonfiction collection? A trip back to a literary corner of 1920s London? Here they are . and all in paperback, too. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (Random House, $18). The first novel from Anappara, a journalist who spent years working in Mumbai and Delhi, India, won the Edgar Award last month for best novel, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. It s the story of a 9-year-old boy who lives in a slum in an imaginary Indian city, and who turns detective when one of his classmates disappears. Rich with easy joy, Anappara s writing announces the arrival of a literary supernova, wrote a New York Times reviewer, adding as a warning, If you begin reading the book in the morning, don t expect to get anything done for the rest of the day.
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Catherine Menon: âThere was a lot of trepidation about showing my father the book.â Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer
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