Mrs Kaveri Murthi, at the beginning of the 1920s, starts to live in the suburbs of Bangalore with her new husband. She comes with him to the prestigious Century Club, and immediately gets embroiled in a murder. What better way of finding her way around local high society, both Indian and British, in her new hometown? The reader who follows her investigations will discover a delightful character and, at the end of the book, a set of recipes.