The unexpected inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan

"The unexpected inheritance of Inspector Chopra" by Vaseem Khan. This book is published by Hodder And Stoughton in 2015 and has 304 pages. This book is Book 1 of Baby Ganesh agency series. 

Inspector Ashwin Chopra retires early due to his heart condition. On the day of his retirement two things happen. One, his uncle sends a baby elephant to him as a gift. Two, dead body of a young man is found and his superior asks him to close this 'accidental drowning' case. More surprises are in store for Inspector Chopra. 

What will Inspector Chopra do with the elephant? Can he go against his gut feeling and close the case? Can he really retire and live a peaceful life?

Inspector Chopra is a considerate, old school, straight forward and honest man. His family migrated to Maharashtra from Punjab three generations ago. So he is as good as a Maharashtrian and is married to a Maharashtrian.

The story is not fast paced and has little action. The narration is elaborate and covers the life of Inspector his relatives and his wife in addition to the murder mystery. Author has built up a lot of seeds and possibilities in the first book that will allow him the continuity in subsequent books. Second book of the series is already released. 

From the story and social details, it appears that the author has not stayed in Maharashtra enough. 

Name of the villain is Arun Jaitley. Why use the name Arun Jaitley for villan? Arun Jaitley is the name of current finance minister of India. Generally even when the character is based on a real life figure, use of the real name is avoided. Here the character is not even based on the real life figure. Why use the name then? Perplexing!

Read if you plan to read the series, else give it a miss.