ounced ▁" GO - t ay ") ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁police ▁officer ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁in ▁H . ▁R . ▁F . ▁Ke ating ' s ▁detect ive ▁nov els . ▁Gh ote ▁is ▁an ▁inspect or ▁in ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁( a . k . a . ▁M umb ai ), ▁India . ▁ ▁Gh ote ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Per fect ▁Mur der ▁( 1 9 6 4 ), ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁apparent ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁Par si , ▁Mr ▁Per fect , ▁was ▁assist ed ▁inform ally ▁by ▁the ▁Swedish ▁UN ES CO ▁anal yst ▁Ax el ▁Svens son . ▁The ▁novel , ▁which ▁Ke ating ▁wrote ▁without ▁ever ▁having ▁been ▁to ▁India , ▁won ▁a ▁Crime ▁Writ ers ' ▁Association ▁Gold ▁D agger ▁Award ▁and ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁by ▁Mer chant ▁I v ory . ▁ ▁H . ▁R . ▁F . ▁Ke ating ▁intended ▁Gh ote ' s ▁final ▁appearance ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁Bre aking ▁and ▁Enter ing ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Ax el ▁Svens son ▁as ▁he ▁investig ated ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cat ▁burg l aries ▁that ▁ultimately ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁solve ▁the ▁high - profile ▁murder ▁that ▁was ▁occup ying ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁colle agues . ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁however , ▁Ke ating ▁has ▁written ▁Ins pect or ▁Gh ote ' s ▁First ▁Case