I love Preveen mysteries! Atmospheric and complex!

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The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry #3) by Sujata Massey             

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As always Preveen Mistry, a Parsi separated woman (unheard of), is an energising force as she quietly, yet forcefully, undertakes the various cases she’s given as a solicitor in her father’s law firm.
The time in history is interesting. It’s 1921 and Edward, the Prince of Wales is visiting Bombay as part of an extended royal visit.
Unrest is in the air. The Independence Activists want changes. The British authorities are concerned about possible attacks on the Prince and his entourage. 
Preveen has been consulted by a young female student, Ferny Cuttingmaster, from the prestigious Woodburn College where her friend Alice Hobson-Jones teaches. Freny seeks legal advice for the College’s Student Union around activism.
What she doesn’t foresee is that Freny will be involved in a fatal accident, and the more Preveen delves into the aspects of that, the more likely it appears that it might have been deliberately caused.
Edward’s visit sparks off riots. Livings are destroyed, and many jailed.
Preveen has her time cut out pursuing the truth behind Freny’s accident, and handling the many cases that come post the riots—from wrongly imprisoned people, to those seeking damages and representation.
Into this comes a friend from previous times, Colin Wythe Sandringham, an Indian Civil Service political officer with the British government. Someone Preveen greatly admires but with whom there can never be anything more. Customs, religious factors and honor will not allow that.
A very up close and personal look at India at this time, giving this mystery depth the political grounding of the time.
Massey is a whiz at combining these historical times with a captivating mystery, peppered with a variety of fascinating characters.

A Soho Press ARC via NetGalley 

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