After a no-show on a scheduled pickup, Sri Lankan-American taxi driver Siri is about to head home for the night when she decides to take one last fare to the airport. Only problem is that once she arrives at JFK, the fare is dead, stabbed in the chest in her locked taxi at some point along the way. With the help of her public defender, Siri must solve this murder before her arraignment just days away.
The setup of this book is excellent, and I loved the look into Sri Lankan culture, life as a NYC taxi driver, and the harsh truths of an immigrant falsely accused of a crime. That said, I didn't think the mystery plot really held together particularly well, as there were several things that were left hanging (including a giant snake that we're, what, just supposed to forget about??). A decent read, but not the best mystery around.
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