Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

Resumen del libro

We children are not just stories. We live. Come and see.

Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he's smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a boy at school goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from episodes of Police Patrol to find him. With Pari and Faiz by his side, Jai ventures into some of the most dangerous parts of the sprawling Indian city; the bazaar at night, and even the railway station at the end of the Purple Line.

But kids continue to vanish, and the trio must confront terrified parents, an indifferent police force and soul-snatching djinns in order to uncover the truth.

Biografía del autor

Deepa Anappara creció en Kerala, en el sur de India, y trabajó como periodista en ciudades como Bombai y Nueva Delhi. Sus investigaciones sobre derechos humanos y el impacto de la violencia religiosa en la educación de los niños han recibido varios premios. En la actualidad reside en Inglaterra.<br> Ha recibido además varios premios por la publicación de diversos cuentos y en la actualidad está cursando un master en escritura creativa. Esta novela ha obtenido ya tres galardones especializados al mejor debut: el Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award for First Novel, el Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize y el Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award.