The Bandit Queens

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick 2023

‘A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women’ – New York Times

‘Tender, unpredictable, brimming with laugh-out-loud moments’ – Téa Obreht, author of THE TIGER’S WIFE

‘Original, memorable, and endearing’ – Charmaine Wilkerson, author of BLACK CAKE

‘A rollicking mash-up of adventure story, thriller, dark revenge, and comedy’ – Cristina García, author of DREAMING IN CUBAN

For Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife…

Until the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too.

Geeta is believed to have killed her vanished husband – a rumour she hasn’t bothered trying to correct, because a reputation like that can keep a single woman safe in rural India. But when she’s approached for help in ridding another wife of her abusive drunk of a husband, her reluctant agreement sets in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of all the women in the village….

A darkly irreverent and fresh take on a feminist revenge thriller, perfect for readers of My Sister the Serial Killer, How To Kidnap The Rich and the Sharon Horgan series Bad Sisters.