Leslie Forbes: Bombay Ice [1998] trade paperback

An Indian 'Miss Smilla' set in Bombay; interwoven with this utterly gripping detective story is a remarkable layering of knowlege gleaned from old books on storms, the monsoon, poisons and magical transformations, the narrator's fascination with chaos theory and her passionate interest in fate. It is an extraordinarilly accomplished, sphisticated and intelligent novel.