A Dire Isle (Harith Athreya, 2)

An archaeological expedition is excavating in the heart of Bundelkhand, a place rich in history and legend. When an archaeologist defies a locallegend, the fallout is swift and deadly.
 
Like many others over thecenturies, is this death too a manifestation of the legend? Or is theresomething more down-to-earth and sinister behind it?
 
Is theremore to the lovely lady who is a spitting image of a long-dead heroineof a tragic tale? What secrets lurk within the leafy confines of thehaunted islet?
 
When Harith Athreya, an investigator with vividimagination, asks these questions, he begins to uncover a mystery wherethe past and present meld into each other.

After a corporate career spanning three decades and four continents, RV Raman has moved away from full time roles to pursue his interest in teaching and writing. He now teaches business strategy at an IIM, mentor young entrepreneurs, advise select clients and write. In an earlier avatar, he led KPMG's Consulting Practice, and was a partner with A.T. Kearney and Arthur Andersen. He writes crime fiction set in India. The first four books are about white-collar crime and murder in corporate India. The next two are domestic whodunits. rvraman.com