Hot Water Man, is the fourth novel by the English author Deborah Moggach, first published in 1982 by Jonathan Cape[1] and set in Karachi, Pakistan.

Deborah Moggach explains: 'Five years after I returned home from Karachi I wrote a novel that was set there.

I loosely based one of the characters on myself, an English woman who rebels against the ex-pat community in Pakistan and lands in trouble.

I wanted to explore the culture clash between Islam and the West, run with it and have some fun with it, and drew on my memories of living there.

Christine is determined to 'go native' as she attempts to immerse herself in the culture of Pakistan; trying to form her ideals in a strict Islamic society, much to Donald's embarrassment.