Keep reading to discover a new book and my opinions on it! Starring today: The Masala Chai Mystery Club, a cozy mystery novel.
About the book
Information taken from GoodReads
Details:
Expected publication July 21, 2026
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Blurb:
Suspects abound when a much-despised neighbor is killed, perfect for fans ofOnly Murders in the Buildingand Richard Osman’sThe Thursday Murder Club.
Retired librarian Neeti Shah was hoping for a restful life with her chai-loving friends, but when the body of a neighbor, a childhood friend of Neeti's, turns up dead and the killer’s MO is similar to that of Neeti's most recent book club read, things start to get out of control.
When Neeti hears a commotion at a neighbor’s house, she finds Rohit’s body sprawled across the bottom of the staircase with Agatha Christie’sThe Dumb Witnessnearby. Blackmailing his neighbors, threatening them with lawsuits, and calling them by nasty nicknames were only some of the hateful things that made him so disliked. But were they angry enough to kill?
Neeti is indebted to her old friend, and she's determined to find his killer. But she can't do it alone, so she enlists her mystery-loving friends, the Masala Chai Mystery Club, to get to the bottom of the murder.
But Neeti and her club members need to be careful. As more bodies turn up and more suspects start to appear, they’ll need to find the killer before they end up in hot water!
Retired librarian Neeti Shah was hoping for a restful life with her chai-loving friends, but when the body of a neighbor, a childhood friend of Neeti's, turns up dead and the killer’s MO is similar to that of Neeti's most recent book club read, things start to get out of control.
When Neeti hears a commotion at a neighbor’s house, she finds Rohit’s body sprawled across the bottom of the staircase with Agatha Christie’sThe Dumb Witnessnearby. Blackmailing his neighbors, threatening them with lawsuits, and calling them by nasty nicknames were only some of the hateful things that made him so disliked. But were they angry enough to kill?
Neeti is indebted to her old friend, and she's determined to find his killer. But she can't do it alone, so she enlists her mystery-loving friends, the Masala Chai Mystery Club, to get to the bottom of the murder.
But Neeti and her club members need to be careful. As more bodies turn up and more suspects start to appear, they’ll need to find the killer before they end up in hot water!
ARC REVIEW
This book was given to me as an ARC by Netgalley.
I was super excited to get into this book as it was a murder mystery and because the main character is Indian, since I looking to diversify my reading and read about different cultures (within a thriller, for example.)
However, the pacing was slow in the beginning and I was left confused about a number of things that were never explained. It took me a while to get into it, but once I did, I devoured the book. Once you read about 25% it turns into a very good mystery that keeps you hooked all the time, but is not as compelling as it could be.
The mystery was impeccable, as the layers were unfolding everything started to fall into place but the mystery was still there. I don't think the reader would be capable of guessing the killer because the key clues to identifying it were only given right at the end (I might have missed some foreshadowing).
My favourite things, though, were the little bits of Indian culture represented; how there was a mum with a small child, elders, a diversification of ethnicities and disease representation (these tend to be overlooked in non-fiction).
I loved the attention to detail, the Shakespeare quotes and the suspect descriptions!
It was a very enjoyable read.
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Read: 25 January 2026 - 20 February 2026
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