--- product_id: 94699583 title: "The Satapur Moonstone (A Perveen Mistry Novel)" price: "150.76 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/94699583-the-satapur-moonstone-a-perveen-mistry-novel store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Satapur Moonstone (A Perveen Mistry Novel) **Price:** 150.76 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Satapur Moonstone (A Perveen Mistry Novel) - **How much does it cost?** 150.76 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/94699583-the-satapur-moonstone-a-perveen-mistry-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed novel The Widows of Malabar Hill . India, 1922: It is rainy season in the lush, remote Sahyadri mountains, where the princely state of Satapur is tucked away. A curse seems to have fallen upon Satapur’s royal family, whose maharaja died of a sudden illness shortly before his teenage son was struck down in a tragic hunting accident. The state is now ruled by an agent of the British Raj on behalf of Satapur’s two maharanis, the dowager queen and her daughter-in-law. The royal ladies are in a dispute over the education of the young crown prince, and a lawyer’s counsel is required. However, the maharanis live in purdah and do not speak to men. Just one person can help them: Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s only female lawyer. Perveen is determined to bring peace to the royal house and make a sound recommendation for the young prince’s future, but she arrives to find that the Satapur palace is full of cold-blooded power plays and ancient vendettas. Too late, she realizes she has walked into a trap. But whose? And how can she protect the royal children from the palace’s deadly curse? Review: A Most Engaging Historical Fiction Series - Massey's novels of 1920's British Colonial India are captivating, as are her characters. Perveen Mistry is the first female lawyer in India during a time when females had few options. Her ability to tackle on problems with meticulous consideration is an inspiration, especially during these chaotic times we now live in. Her novels are rich in detail and transport the reader to a time long ago forgotten, but still a history which should be remembered. Review: 4.5 great information - I'd give this a 4.5 1st the few points lowering..... sometimes providing all the cultural information seems a bit forced, too much intruding into plot, and, as is often the case, things all wrap up a bit too quickly at the end 2nd that said, what I especially enjoyed about the book was the huge amount of information about Princely states under the Raj, about Parsi & Hindu culture (especially royal) and even a bit about British administration. I spent a year in Poona (Pune) post British Raj but Raj influence was still felt. I knew & visited one of the royal families in the area covered by the Kolhapur Agency and have stayed at Dak bungalow/circuit houses. So the book was a wonderful trip down memory lane. I learned a lot about all cultures described here, but as a foreign memsahib it was superficial. What I loved about the book was how much more I learned about those cultures as practiced in early 20c. Overall, this was an easy and fun read. I honestly couldn't imagine who the killer was until almost the last chapter. She spins it so that I suspected almost everyone at one time or another. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,260,313 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #239 in International Mystery & Crime (Books) #336 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books) #6,973 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,870 Reviews | ## Images ![The Satapur Moonstone (A Perveen Mistry Novel) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ZyAq9vvwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Most Engaging Historical Fiction Series *by D***O on October 22, 2024* Massey's novels of 1920's British Colonial India are captivating, as are her characters. Perveen Mistry is the first female lawyer in India during a time when females had few options. Her ability to tackle on problems with meticulous consideration is an inspiration, especially during these chaotic times we now live in. Her novels are rich in detail and transport the reader to a time long ago forgotten, but still a history which should be remembered. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5 great information *by A***N on January 26, 2023* I'd give this a 4.5 1st the few points lowering..... sometimes providing all the cultural information seems a bit forced, too much intruding into plot, and, as is often the case, things all wrap up a bit too quickly at the end 2nd that said, what I especially enjoyed about the book was the huge amount of information about Princely states under the Raj, about Parsi & Hindu culture (especially royal) and even a bit about British administration. I spent a year in Poona (Pune) post British Raj but Raj influence was still felt. I knew & visited one of the royal families in the area covered by the Kolhapur Agency and have stayed at Dak bungalow/circuit houses. So the book was a wonderful trip down memory lane. I learned a lot about all cultures described here, but as a foreign memsahib it was superficial. What I loved about the book was how much more I learned about those cultures as practiced in early 20c. Overall, this was an easy and fun read. I honestly couldn't imagine who the killer was until almost the last chapter. She spins it so that I suspected almost everyone at one time or another. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fascinating look at landscape and society of 1920s India *by L***) on August 15, 2019* This is the second volume of the mystery series starring Perveen Mistry, a fictional version of India’s first woman lawyer. Set in India in the 1920s, it paints a picture of the uneasy social and political relationships among and within the different groups in the country, including the British (technically in control of most of the subcontinent), the Hindus, the Parsis (descendants of long-ago immigrants from Persia/Iran, the group to which Perveen belongs), and the Muslims. It also sets up a good mystery, in which Perveen, called on to settle a dispute between the mother and grandmother of the underage heir to a princely state about the boy’s education, finds that the problem extends much deeper—to the possible murder of the young prince’s older brother and a threat to the boy and his little sister as well. This book is at least as good as the first one in the series (which is to say, very) or maybe even better. It focuses less on Perveen’s personal story than the first one, though it offers an intriguing direction in which that story may develop. It is particularly strong in providing views of the forest landscape of Satapur, the fictional princely state in western India in which it is set; the picture of life inside the grand but rather run-down royal palaces is also interesting. The personalities and relationships of the characters not only contributed to the mystery but shed light on the complex and conflicted state of Indian society at the time. I will look forward eagerly to Perveen’s next outing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/94699583-the-satapur-moonstone-a-perveen-mistry-novel](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/94699583-the-satapur-moonstone-a-perveen-mistry-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*