About The Porcelain Cat: A Detective Amarnath Mystery:
As October of 1900 draws to a close, London’s foggy, lamplit streets are hit by a string of burglaries which puzzle Scotland Yard. When they culminate in a gruesome murder, Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate. But has he put the wrong man behind bars? In this atmospheric historical cosy mystery, an Indian Detective seeks answers with the help of his enthusiastic assistant, budding female sleuth Miss Madeleine Carmichael. With a touch of humour and a great deal of determination, the unconventional duo must use the most modern techniques to unravel the depths of human cunning.
This British cosy mystery novel is perfect for fans of whodunnit books, Sherlock Holmes stories, female detectives, amateur sleuths, and Victorian crime fiction.
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Author Bio:
M. Ganendran began writing as a child and hasn’t stopped since, except for tea breaks, naturally. She is still rather proud of winning school prizes when she was ten for Creative Writing and Imagination, thanks to various English homework submissions involving colourful elephants, moles living on the moon, and a megalomaniac slug. More recently, she has been shortlisted for several short story and flash fiction competitions. She now writes mystery and adventure novels for children and young adults, often with a hint of the historical and supernatural. In her spare time, she enjoys walks in nature, mindfulness, meditation and reiki. She also has Crohn’s Disease which inspired her to write Sim’s Magic Windmill, where the young heroine lives with this condition too, but doesn’t let it stop her saving the world…
She has worked with her husband P. Ganendran on several joint projects including The Porcelain Cat; a Victorian murder mystery, and No Albatrosses Allowed; a book of fiendish lateral thinking puzzles.
British writer and investigative researcher P. Ganendran grew up watching old time detectives like Charlie Chan and Inspector Hornleigh solving quirky cases, and he has been captivated by true crime ever since he stumbled across a book on real life serial killer Jack the Ripper in his local library. Even now, he still enjoys a good Tintin comic and spends many happy hours watching film noir, and listening to radio shows from yesteryear such as Suspense!
He began his working life as a Fraud Investigator before training to become a Cisco Network Engineer, which took him to some of the most notorious high security prisons in the UK, including the one housing “Suffolk Strangler” Steve Wright. In 2020, he decided to hang up his IT hat and pursue his creative interests, starting with researching, writing, and producing Prash’s Murder Map, a true crime podcast examining solved and unsolved cases around the world. He then took a break from the show to write non fiction books such as Jack the Ripper: Straight for the Jugular, I Just Wanted to Kill, and the Murder Casebook series. He also co-authored cosy Victorian whodunnit “The Porcelain Cat: A Detective Amarnath Mystery” with his wife, who also writes. Prash particularly likes to tell the stories of both the victim and the killer, taking an objective approach to try to understand some of humanity’s darkest moments.
In his spare time, he enjoys visiting historic sites, photography, connecting with nature, and planning the perfect murder…