Crime Fiction Bundle

Product Information The bundle contains four novels: - Murder in Amaravati Welcome to the riverside village of Amaravati, where the Krishna's murmur is always heard. The well-known hostess, Padmavati, is found dead at the feet of Mother Kali in the temple one morning, and it falls to Krishna Shastri, the village priest, to find the killer. Longlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize. (Check out the Murder in Amaravati Product Page for more info.) - Banquet on the Dead Kauveramma, the head of the family, does not like water. Nor does she know how to swim. So when her body is found in the well, it comes as a jolt to everyone in the house. Inspector Valmiki Nagarajan is on the case, but he might need the help of an old friend to crack this one. (Check out the Banquet on the Dead Product Page for more info.) - The Crows of Agra The year is 1562 A.D. Barely into his sixteenth year, Akbar is all set to ascend the Mughal throne. But there are forces at work in his family that want to keep him at bay. It is only after he meets the imitable Mahesh Das from Tikawanpur that Akbar learns how to safeguard his inheritance. (Check out the Crows of Agra Product Page for more info.) - The Tree Bears Witness When Azgher Abbasi sees a murder take place between the two mango trees in the emperor's garden, he is convinced that a spectral force is behind it all. Birbal himself is stumped by the facts of the case - how might a man be killed by an invisible marauder? Or is the actual explanation simpler than it looks? (Check out the Tree Bears Witness Product Page for more info.) Four gripping stories in this delightful bundle.