"the politician's words were liquid indignation"...

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"...all the while cameras mounted on the high walls surrounding the property
peered into the interior of the car,
their lenses opening and contracting like sea anemones."

from The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall
especially enjoyable in audio book.  This wonderful slow-moving series of detective stories (by that I mean, no car chases or explosions) is set in modern-day India with lots of social and cultural footnotes woven into the stories.  I also learned about Delhi traffic, gambling on cricket, and what a kitty party is