Who wrote Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line?

Deepa Anappara wrote Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, first published in 2020. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

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Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

Name: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
Author: Deepa Anappara

by Deepa Anappara · 2020

Literary Fiction · ranked #262 in category

Winner · The Edgar Award for Best Novel, 2021

Nine-year-old Jai, obsessed with true-crime television shows, decides to investigate when children begin disappearing from his Indian slum — using the detective techniques he's learned from TV to navigate a real mystery that adults around him seem unable or unwilling to solve. Anappara's Edgar Award-winning debut combines a child's voice and dark humour with a serious examination of poverty, religious tension and India's missing children crisis.

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