Book guide
The Star from Calcutta
A vanished silent-film star and a murdered censor drag Perveen Mistry behind Bollywood’s glittering curtain.
Genre and trope pairingsMysteryWhodunnitMysteryMissing personMysterySecret pastCrimeMissing personCrimeWhodunnit
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About The Star from Calcutta
In 1922 Bombay, Perveen Mistry’s new client is Champa Films, a studio led by a glamorous star who has just fled a bitter Calcutta contract dispute. After a special screening ends with a guest dead and the actress missing, Perveen uncovers blackmail, deceit, and secrets in India’s early film world.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Perveen Mistry · Book 5 of 5
Content warnings
- murder
- suicide
- drug use
- sexism
- alcohol
- colonisation
- war
