Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Cozy Murder Mystery Unfurls in Old Delhi's Moonlit Square
Imagine a hotel owner in a busy part of India called Old Delhi.
One day, he meets a nun who also likes to sneak a cigarette.
Suddenly, someone steals something, and then a person is found murdered in the hotel!
The police and secret agents get involved, making things very tense for the hotel owner.
They think a tourist from Pakistan who was staying at the hotel might be a terrorist and a murderer, but he has disappeared.
If they don't find him, the hotel might be shut down, and the nun might be sent back to her home country.
So, the hotel owner and the nun team up to solve the mystery themselves, trying to be cleverer than the police.
They have to do their regular jobs while secretly investigating, and it's full of funny moments and surprises.
The book 'Murder in Moonlit Square' is set in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, featuring a cozy murder mystery.
Hotel owner Avtar Mehta and nun Sister Agatha Murphy form an unlikely friendship after witnessing a robbery.
A murder occurs in the hotel, with the victim found in the room of a Pakistani pilgrim who has since disappeared.
Secret service agencies and police investigate, suspecting a terrorist plot and threatening to shut down the hotel.
Avtar and Sister Agatha take on the roles of detectives to solve the crime and find the missing pilgrim to protect themselves.
- Who
- Hotel owner Avtar Mehta and Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy
- What
- Investigating a murder and a missing pilgrim amidst potential terrorist activity.
- When
- Not specified, but the investigation takes place after a robbery and discovery of a murder.
- Where
- A hotel in Chandni Chowk (Moonlit Square), Old Delhi.
- Why
- To solve a murder and find a missing pilgrim to prevent their own hotel and personal repercussions from the police and secret services.
- Book Title
- Murder in Moonlit Square
- Author
- Paul Waters
- Publisher
- No Exit Press
- Pages
- 382
- Price
- Rs 550/-