The Bandit Queens: A Novel

**A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful --until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands--in this razor-sharp debut.********" Shroff captures the complexity of female friendship with acuity, wit, and a certain kind of magic irreverence. . . . *The Bandit Queens* is tender, unpredictable, and brimming with laugh-out-loud moments."--Tea Obreht, *New York Times* bestselling author of *The Tiger 's Wife***Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. As in, she actually *lost* him--he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. And it's a rumor that just won't die.It turns out that being known as a "self-made" widow comes with some perks. No one messes with her, harasses her, or tries to...