When the English crown featuring the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond is stolen, Inspector Chopra is convinced that his nemesis Assistant Commissioner Rao is wrong to have arrested former police officer Garewal for the crime, despite the crown (absent the diamond) being found in Garewal’s house, and he is determined to catch the real culprit. Meanwhile, Chopra’s associate Rangwalla is given the task of identifying the students at Poppy’s school who have stolen a prized sculpture and test papers, a task made more difficult by the arrogance of the young students. And some other kids are not treating the baby elephant Ganesha very well at all…. This is the second in the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series and like its predecessor, it is funny and generally gentle, although there are some graphically violent scenes. The characters are all charming and interesting, and Ganesha is a treat. This is a series that should be read in order, I think, but however one meets these characters, the reader will be happy to have done so; recommended. ( )

Really enjoyed this one! Seems like Mr. Khan has gotten into a groove with this second book. I think it is even better than the first book where you could sense a little searching in terms of direction for the characters and series. Ganesha is so adorable and smart! ( )

Charming characters and a fun mystery. ( )

As lovely and gentle as Imspector Chopra (Ret'd) himself with lovely minor characters in Ganesha, Poppy and Irfan. ( )

Another mystery riddled with ridiculous coincidence and unlikely behaviors. That's quite enough of that. ( )