From its blood-stained opening, the latest chapter in the tumultuous life of DS Alice Rice proves a compelling read' - Scottish Field. 'A tangled web of estranged family members, closeted lifestyles and windfarm nimbyism...really did keep me guessing to the end' - Stirling Observer. When the body of
Here Falls the Shadow
β Scribed by Bhaskar, Chattopadhyay
- Publisher
- Hachette India
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9351951715
- ASIN
- B06Y5C3VBZ
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
THINK OF YOUR SINS. PREPARE TO DIE.
On the edge of the forests of Deoghar, in the sleepy little town of Nimdeora, novelist Sangram Talukdarβs peaceful life is unexpectedly shattered when he receives an anonymous death threat.
At first, he dismisses it as a cruel joke. But when two of the familyβs beloved dogs, guardians of the estate, are found killed with a clean, swift arrow to each of their throats, Talukdar calls in the astute detective Janardan Maity to investigate.
To uncover the dark secrets of this quiet town, Maity must dig deep into the past β into the Talukdar familyβs bloody history, and a dreaded curse that has haunted the family for generations. But he must act quickly, because someone, or something, is lurking in the shadows of the forest, watching, waiting to claim their preyβ¦
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