SECRETS Seasoned detective Harith Athreya is back, this time to investigate suspicious incidences on a riverside dig in the heart of remote Bundelkhand. SUPERSTITION In this place, rich in myth and history, the legend goes that anyone who sets foot on nearby island Naaz Tapu would be cursed forever. SLAUGHTER When an archaeologist defies local folklore, the fallout is swift and deadly. Is the death a result of the ancient curse, or is it a more down-to-earth case of murder? Athreya needs to unravel the truth from legend before the curse strikes again...

"The second novel in the Harith Athreya series firmly establishes RV Raman as an author on the rise and an impressive force in the world of whodunnits... Readers who crave the fair play puzzling of a traditional mystery mixed in with some armchair travel will be richly rewarded" - CrimeReads

"Armchair travelers and fans of traditional mysteries should take note" - Publishers Weekly

"Raman evokes an atmosphere of gothic dread for the reader and takes us into Agatha Christie territory set in modern-day India" - OPEN Magazine

"An impressive whodunnit. You'll love the way he slowly pieces together clues before gathering people together to deliver his devastating conclusion, in true Poirot fashion" - Independent