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Home / Authors / Tarquin Hall Tarquin Hall British author Tarquin Hall is best known for the Vish Puri mystery series, featuring the portly, perceptive Indian private investigator. His books have earned critical acclaim, including a *Washington Post* Notable Book designation. This page provides the Tarquin Hall books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1994 Spectrum Guide to Namibia POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 Mercenaries, Missionaries and Misfits: Adventures of an Under-Age Journalist POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 To The Elephant Graveyard: A True Story of the Hunt for a Man-Killing Indian Elephant POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2009 The Case of the Missing Servant POoVPMPIB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing POoVPMPIB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken POoVPMPIB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 The Case of the Love Commandos POoVPMPIB · 4 Buy ↗ 2017 The Delhi Detective's Handbook POoVPMPIB · 5 Buy ↗ 2019 The Case of the Reincarnated Client POoVPMPIB · 6 Buy ↗ 2025 The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck POoVPMPIB · 7 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Vish Puri: Most Private Investigator Books 7 books · 2009–2025
01 The Case of the Missing Servant 2009 Buy ↗ 02 The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing 2009 Buy ↗ 03 The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken 2012 Buy ↗ 04 The Case of the Love Commandos 2013 Buy ↗ 05 The Delhi Detective's Handbook 2017 Buy ↗ 06 The Case of the Reincarnated Client 2019 Buy ↗ 07 The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 4 books · 1994–2007
01 Spectrum Guide to Namibia 1994 Buy ↗ 02 Mercenaries, Missionaries and Misfits: Adventures of an Under-Age Journalist 1996 Buy ↗ 03 To The Elephant Graveyard: A True Story of the Hunt for a Man-Killing Indian Elephant 2000 Buy ↗ 04 Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End 2007 Buy ↗