Kathmandu - Softcover

Gerry Virtue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0245601147 ISBN 13: 9780245601149

Publisher: APA Publications, 1990

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A NOVEL OF ASSASSINS, MYSTICS, AND THE VALLEY OF BROKEN DREAMSThis edgy mystery thriller, second of the two book series, cranks up the pace as Merrick and his group of shadowy mercenaries make their move to gain control of Nepal’s most priceless resource and so change the balance of power in the subcontinent. When a close friend is murdered, Andrew and Kate realise that, far from being in the past, the threat from Merrick and his mercenaries is greater than ever as he pursues them through the back streets of Kathmandu. Frantic for his friends’ safety, nine-year-old kitchen boy, Ashok, gets help from his teacher, Sadananda, the old sadhu with unexpected links to military intelligence. As he unpicks the mystery, the old man eases Andrew and Kate’s tension Andrew and Kate with tales of the ancient the prodigious young artist, Aniko, fulfilling a dangerous destiny at the Mongol court of Kubilai Khan; the wanton destruction of the Kathmandu Valley in the fifteenth century by a predatory sultan from Bengal; and the story of an upstart king’s ruthless establishment of modern Nepal, as told by his banished half-brother. Sadananda relates these tales, along with sage advice, at significant moments in the novel, and gives Andrew and Kate critical insights into their predicament. What part does Climate Change play in the mercenaries’ secretive campaign? Disguised as ‘Maoists’, they mount an attack on India’s provocative military base in Nepal, and two hired assassins launch an unprecedented hit on the Indian Prime Minister. What is the future of the vast frozen wilderness of the high Himalayas? Is this the critical predicament of the 21st century? With the fate of the subcontinent on the edge, what are the consequences of the final, explosive confrontation between Andrew and Merrick?

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