{"title":"Books by RV Raman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781782279389","title":"Praying Mantis","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thrilling, cozy locked-room holiday mystery from the author of \u003ci\u003eA Will to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen a guest mysteriously dies at a boutique hotel in the Himalayan foothills, Detective Harith Athreya must find the murderer before they strike again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eISOLATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe idyllic Peter Dann Castle is a picture of tranquility as summer blooms in the Himalayan foothills. The heritage hotel has a reputation of being blessed – whatever happens here is said to happen for the good. Detective Harith Athreya is taking a well-earned break, but his holiday is cut short when mysterious bloody handprints appear on the walls around the resort, and he determines to find their origin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCRIMINATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a guest – Mrinal – 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. An angel investor, an interior designer, a popular singer, a religious girl and a freelancer. Would such a group really be plotting something nefarious?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRIGUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoes one of these guests have something to do with the tragedy? Evidence and lies quickly pile up, and it becomes apparent that all the five guests did know Mrinal despite their claims to the contrary. Will Athreya be able to unmask the killer before the hotel claims another victim? Harith Athreya must get to the bottom of the case before the murderer strikes again...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis locked-room holiday mystery is the 3rd book in R V Raman’s acclaimed Harith Athreya series, a smash hit that has been optioned for film in India and whose masterfully fast-paced plots continue to enthrall mystery fans worldwide.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128568119474,"sku":"9781782279389","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782279389_4de12b4e-2e8e-4446-a16f-670e9e858a73.jpg?v=1786025555"},{"product_id":"9781782277323","title":"A Will to Kill","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis wildly entertaining cozy murder mystery set in India’s snowy Nilgiri Mountains features a fiendish family inheritance drama.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A modern-day take on the classic locked-room murder mystery... Athreya is a fine detective with a curious mind.”  — \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAging millionaire Bhaskar Fernandez has won his family property back after a bitter legal battle. Now, though wheelchair-bound, he has invited his relatives to the remote, and possibly haunted, Greybrooke Manor, a colonial-era mansion high up in the misty Nilgiris. It stands alone in an area said to be haunted by the ghost of an Englishman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to legend, every past owner of the house has died a violent death, and every future owner will die violently too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe knows his guests expect to gain from his death, so he writes two conflicting wills. Which one of them comes into force will depend on how he dies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFernandez also invites Detective Harith Athreya, a seasoned investigator, to watch what unfolds. His son, Manu Fernandez is as mistified by the situation as Athreya. When every member of the family has all to gain and all to lose, Detective Athreya must uncover truths no one is willing to reveal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the mountainous region produces a cataclysmic landslide, it renders the estate impossible to leave. A body is discovered – the victim’s throat has been cut, and Athreya finds that death is not the only thing that the mist conceals. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1st book in the internationally beloved Detective Harith Athreya series, this cinematic, expertly-plotted mystery provides a gripping tale of feuds, wealth, and fear in the mountains offering a perfect start for mystery fans’ next obsessive read.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205013242034,"sku":"9781782277323","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782277323.jpg?v=1786025428"},{"product_id":"9781782279402","title":"The Last Resort","description":"\u003cb\u003eDetective Harith Athreya returns for another enthralling, cozy stand-alone mystery, this time entering the glamorous world of Bollywood celebrities and backwater criminal dealings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“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.”  — \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOLLYWOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter suffering a dangerous fever during his last case, Detective Harith Athreya is recuperating in the beautiful backwaters of Kerala with his wife Krishnaveni. 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