Masala Mayhem

Bol

One missing pickle recipe. One very dramatic family.One parrot who really needs to stop talking.Jaya returns to Lucknow expecting a wedding. What she gets is... everything else.Within hours she's swept into a whirl of aunties plotting matchmaking missions, uncles arguing about samosa quality control, cousins whisper-fighting in hallways, and a best friend (Fiona) who is vlogging the entire disaster with the confidence of someone who thinks she understands Urdu.But the real trouble begins when the family's legendary mango pickle recipe - the pride, joy, and emotional backbone of three generations - vanishes. And everyone becomes a suspect.Even the bird.Especially the bird.As the wedding week unfolds in a haze of haldi mishaps, dance-practice diplomacy, wardrobe malfunctions, overheard confessions, and a few too many "family meetings," Jaya discoversa secret buried beneath the neem tree... and a truth her grandmother has carried alone for decades.Now, between Fiona's accidental investigations, a charming journalist who keeps appearing at the worst moments, and Laddoo the Parrot shouting cryptic clues with terrible timing, Jaya must untangle a mystery that blends love, legacy, and the kind of family chaos she thought she'd escaped forever.Hilarious, heartfelt, and bursting with colour, Masala Mayhem is a celebration of noisy families, quiet secrets, old wounds, warm food, and the beautiful madness of coming home.Get ready for laughter, nostalgia, romance, revelations - and a parrot who refuses to apologise for any of it.

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Pages: 228, Paperback, Abbas Sadak