Tarquin Hall

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.
Vish Puri: Most Private Investigator Books
# Title Year
1 The Case of the Missing Servant 2009
2 The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing 2009
3 The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken 2012
4 The Case of the Love Commandos 2013
5 The Delhi Detective's Handbook 2017
6 The Case of the Reincarnated Client 2019
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Spectrum Guide to Namibia 1994
2 Mercenaries, Missionaries and Misfits: Adventures of an Under-Age Journalist 1996
3 To The Elephant Graveyard: A True Story of the Hunt for a Man-Killing Indian Elephant 2000
4 Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End 2007