Lee Langley

A Mughal Disneyland and a ripping yarn

The Smoke is Rising, by Mahesh Rao, and The Strangler Vine, by M.J. Carter. A funny, angry view of contemporary India, and a Boy's Own picture of one of its past tipping points

(Photo: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty)

  • The Smoke is Rising

    Mahesh Rao

    Daunt Books, pp. 299

  • The Strangler Vine

    M.J. Carter

    Fig Tree, pp. 311

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