Tarquin Hall is a distinguished author of mystery novels and non-fiction books, who was born in England in the year 1969. He is well-known for his Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator series. Hall has lived in several countries outside of England during his formative years, including Pakistan, the United States, Turkey, India, and Kenya. His extensive travels have taken him through the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.
As a journalist, Hall has contributed articles to various British magazines and newspapers, such as the Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Observer, and New Statesman. He has also worked as a television news reporter and was once the bureau chief of the South Asian Associated Press TV. Hall's writing covers a diverse range of topics, from profiles of intriguing personalities like Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish leader of the PKK, to reports on Saddam Hussein's draining of Iraq's marshes and an English woman who married a guerrilla commander in Southern Sudan.
Hall's work has received considerable acclaim in the English press. His second book, "To the Elephant Graveyard," was hailed as a classic by the Daily Mail's Christopher Matthew. In addition to his non-fiction works, Hall has written several novels, including "The Case of the Missing Servant," which was named a Notable Crime Book by the New York Times and received starred reviews from Kirkus, Library Journal, and Booklist. He is married to Indian-born journalist Anu Anand, and they have a young son. Hall and his family divide their time between London and Delhi.