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ONE OF CRIMEREADS' TEN NOVELS YOU SHOULD READ IN DECEMBER ONE OF OPEN, THE MAGAZINE'S BEST OF 2021 BOOKS: CRIME FICTION Harith Athreya is back, this time to face a centuries old-curse in the second novel in the internationally acclaimed series! An archeological team is excavating on the banks of the Betwa River near Jahnsi. A place where, legend has it, a couple forbidden to marry had run away to be together?forever cursing anyone who dares set foot on the island. When the head of the expedition defies the myth, the fallout is swift and deadly, the body found exactly as the ancient stories describe. Is the death a result of the ancient curse, or is it a down-to-earth case of murder? Detective Harith Athreya, an investigator with a vivid imagination, begins to uncover a mystery where the lines between past and present are blurred, reaping a harvest of evidence and motives?theft, plagiarism and a host of other crimes, showing that few of the archaeologists are what or who they appear to be. Will he be able to unravel the truth from legend before the curse strikes again? The second novel in the internationally acclaimed Harith Athreya series is perfect for fans of riveting classic mysteries by Agatha Christie and films such as Knives Out.…
Seller Inventory # CIN1951709527G
- Title
- A Dire Isle
- Author
- Rv Raman
- Publisher
- Polis Books
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1951709527
- ISBN 13
- 9781951709525
- Series
- Book 2 of 3: Harith Athreya
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.
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World of Books (was SecondSale)
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