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Set in India, focusing on the culture of arranged marriages, A Matrimonial Murder was beautifully descriptive of the food, scenery and general background for this book. An enjoyable story which is the second in a series, I found it was not essential to have read the first book to understand the background to the story.
The main con I had regarding this book was trying to keep track of the many many characters introduced throughout the story. Other than that it was a good story which I assumed was pointing one direction but threw in a twist.

In a culture where marriage is often viewed as a cure-all for everything from being infatuated with the wrong person to having a drug habit, a good matchmaker really is worth her weight in gold (no pun intended). And Sarla the savant knows it.

But when the best-known matchmakers in the Temple Hill area of Bombay start receiving threatening notes, they are inevitably concerned about how it might affect business if the news gets out. Luckily for Sarla, she can rely on the services of Radhi, who is currently shadowing the matchmakers for an article. Because what is a journalist, after all, but a professional snoop?

This is a reasonably interesting cosy mystery, but it does play the exotic card a trifle heavy-handedly. That said, it brings to life the vibrant surroundings of Temple Hill and some aspects of life in urban India. It also shades in a few unexpected aspects to the characters - even after one feels that one has already got to know them. Radhi, in particular, is very relatable. Overall, an entertaining read.

I enjoyed this book overall, the imagery was vivid especially the imagery of scenery. It didn't always keep my attention but there were points that kept me reading.

Loved the characters, especially George 😂. Mostly because he had said something that I was starting to think about the main character an seemed he was right since she seemed to know as well. I specifically appreciated a moment of the book when a few pages before the middle we get different perspectives of character we have just started to know. I felt like I was actually seeing more of them an the hidden truths they had. Not only that but I was surprised by the things they did by themselves in there perspectives an was saddened by the other things I got to know for some.

This book was a bit different! It was very nationality themed I guess you could call it that ?! It was nice to hear about other cultures but I didn't really vibe with this one! It was a decent read it had intrigue, murder, mystery, a good who done it but it was just ok for me! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!