Mysteries: From Mauritius to Hawaii, from India to Switzerland, Jahan Ara Siddiqui`s stories have a wide range of settings. We travel with the characters to places as far apart as Australia and India. The settings may be different, the problems of the characters may be varied, yet true to mystery story genre, there is a solution at the end. Indeed, this collection of stories fulfills the requirements of the classic mystery story plus more. The reader will be drawn into situations that are quite novel and beyond the traditional mystery. For example, along with the mystery, we are introduced to cultures that are unique and unfamiliar and thus an added attraction to the readers. It could be a priest in Mauritius or a mysterious snake culture unique to Rajasthan, or even the fake guru culture of the subcontinent. As the author has traveled to most of the locations herself, we get firsthand background information about the various places and their inhabitants.
