A Case of Exploding Mangoes

A first novel of the first order—provocative and wickedly clever—this remarkable book re-imagines the conspiracies and coincidences leading to the mysterious 1988 plane crash that killed Pakistan’s dictator General Zia ul-Haq. At the center of the story is Ali Shigri whose father, one of Zia’s colonels, committed suicide under suspicious circumstances. Ali is determined to understand what or who pushed his father to such desperation—and to avenge his death.