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- ISBN 9781835981979
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Canelo
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Nobody is safe. Everyone's a suspect.
Hyderabad, 1895. Nine desperate people find themselves marooned at a house party in Faluknama Palace during a devastating storm.
News soon reaches them of a dreaded revolutionary in the area, as well as an escaped panther on the loose... and then the murders begin.
Can Chief Inspector Soobramania, an outcast Brahmin policeman arrested on charges of treason, convince his prickly British rival, Inspector Wilberforce, to help him end the killing spree?
An utterly compelling historical locked room mystery with a sting in the tail.
Shylashri Shankar is an award-winning author, researcher, food historian, and political scientist. Her non-fiction book, Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India's Tastes, received the AutHer Award for best nonfiction in 2021. Her debutBlood Castewon the 2022 Spotlight First Novel Award and was also longlisted for the 2022 CWA Debut Dagger. She lives in New Delhi with her husband and cat.
