Book 3 in the critically acclaimed cosy murder mystery series set in contemporary India, featuring the wise and gentle detective Harith Athreya - perfect for fans of Richard Coles, Ian Moore and Janice Hallett

'Athreya is a fine detective with a curious mind' New York Times

'An impressive force in the world of whodunnits' CrimeReads

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ISOLATION

Detective Harith Athreya is taking a well-earned break at a boutique hill in the Himalayan footfills. But his holiday is cut short when mysterious bloody handprints appear on the walls around the resort.

INCRIMINATION

When a guest falls to her death, the hotelier casts suspicion on five young people who checked in at the same time as the victim but who all claim not to know her - or each other.

INTRIGUE

Does one of these guests have something to do with the tragedy? Harith Athreya must get to the bottom of the case before the murderer strikes again...

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PRAISE FOR THE HARITH ATHREYA MYSTERIES

'Hugely engaging' Sunday Times

'A slice of sheer pleasure... a proper, thorny puzzle' Observer

'Like stepping back into the Golden Age of the classic mystery' Rhys Bowen

'Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie [and] Arthur Conan Doyle' Harini Nagendra

"A classic locked-room mystery, but one executed with such grace and style that it never seems old-fashioned... Athreya is a detective to cherish" - Daily Mail

"*** - PRAISE FOR THE HARITH ATHREYA SERIES" - ***

"RV Raman's hugely engaging novel A Will to Kill is set in modern-day India, but its origins lie in the golden age of crime fiction. . . Raman makes the most of his version of a locked-room mystery, endowing Athreya with an omniscience rarely seen in today's jaded detectives" - Sunday Times

"[A Will to Kill is] a slice of sheer pleasure: a locked-room mystery that blends the feel of classic crime with the modern world, while presenting a proper, thorny puzzle" - Observer

"Athreya is a fine detective with a curious mind" - New York Times

"The influence of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr... is compelling" - Telegraph India

"Raman has a creative touch when deploying Golden Age mystery tropes and he blends them well into his setting. Furthermore, Athreya is a pleasant investigator to follow, who the reader can easily warm to" - Cross Examining Crime

"We may not have our own Sherlock or Poirot, but the narrative tradition of Christie and Doyle has found a worthy successor in RV Raman" - National Herald India

"[A Will to Kill] brilliantly evokes Agatha Christie's classic country estate mysteries for modern-day India... an ingenious plot, and Raman takes obvious delight in teasing out the suspense to great effect" - Crimereads, Best Mysteries of 2020