{"product_id":"the-masala-chai-mystery-club-by-mj-soni","title":"The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Cozy - Books, Bookstores \u0026amp; Libraries - Women Sleuths \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 7\/21\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuspects abound when a much-despised neighbor is killed, perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetired librarian Neeti Shah was hoping for a restful life with her chai-loving friends, but when the body of a neighbor, a childhood friend of Neeti's, turns up dead and the killer’s MO is similar to that of Neeti's most recent book club read, things start to get out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Neeti hears a commotion at a neighbor’s house, she finds Rohit’s body sprawled across the bottom of the staircase with Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness nearby. Blackmailing his neighbors, threatening them with lawsuits, and calling them by nasty nicknames were only some of the hateful things that made him so disliked. But were they angry enough to kill?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeeti is indebted to her old friend, and she's determined to find his killer. But she can't do it alone, so she enlists her mystery-loving friends, the Masala Chai Mystery Club, to get to the bottom of the murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Neeti and her club members need to be careful. As more bodies turn up and more suspects start to appear, they’ll need to find the killer before they end up in hot water!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMJ Soni\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's short stories have appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Akashic Books, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasthead: Best New England Crime Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She penned her memoir, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefying Apartheid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which captures her experiences as a young activist in South Africa, after a writing class at her local community center.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lifelong fan of Agatha Christie, she now draws upon her love of the culture and cuisine of her diverse Indian, African, and American background to write heartwarming murder mysteries set largely in coastal New England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe's a recipient of the Leon B. Burstein\/MWA-NY Scholarship and a runner-up to the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award, a Pitch Wars mentee and mentor, and a member of Crime Writers of Color, Sisters in Crime National, and Sisters in Crime \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCT.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50375096500417,"sku":"9798892426084","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50375096533185,"sku":"9798892426091","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9798892426091.jpg?v=1781658771","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/the-masala-chai-mystery-club-by-mj-soni","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}