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No. 10 Doyers Street: A woman journalist from India becomes involved in the case of a Chinatown gangster in 1907 New York.

Praise for No. 10 Doyers Street

  • Radha Vatsal has crafted a crackerjack mystery... Trailblazing journalist Archana Morley has both the strength and sensitivity to cut to the truth in this fast-paced tale that illuminates the history of Asian immigrants in Chinatown.”

    Sujata Massey
    Internationally bestselling author of The Widows of Malabar Hill 

  • [A]n immersive historical novel in which social constructions of race impact politics on a grand scale.”

    Foreword Reviews

  • Vatsal has impressed me with her precise and astute observations and rich detail for some time, and her upcoming book shows Vatsal at the top of her game.”

    CrimeReads
    Historical Fiction to Check Out in 2025

  • Vatsal’s skill as not only a historian, but a crafter of gripping and character-driven mysteries, are in full effect... Pitch perfectly accurate and enthralling, I was rapt until the last page.”

    Alex Segura
    Bestselling and acclaimed author of Secret Identity and Alter Ego

  • This page-turning caper explores the political, cultural, and economic forces that shaped Progressive Era New York.

    Kirkus Reviews

  • [A]n engrossing read about the erasure of people and their homes and culture in the name of so-called progress.”

    Historical Novel Society

  • [A] descriptive, engaging thriller set in the dark alleys of New York’s Chinatown more than a hundred years ago.

    Asian Review of Books

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Radha Vatsal is the author of No. 10 Doyers Street and the Kitty Weeks mystery novels set in early 20th century New York.

Her essays have appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The LA Review of Books, CrimeReads, and elsewhere.
CBC’s IDEAS

Radha discusses the life and work of the trailblazing 19th century feminist Pandita Ramabai, who wrote about her travels to the United States in the 1880s, on CBC’s radio’s IDEAS.

Attend upcoming appearances or book Radha for events and interviews.

A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal

Experience World War I-era New York with reporter-turned-investigator, Kitty Weeks.