Murder Under a Red Moon: A 1920s Bangalore Mystery (Large Print)

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The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy uncovering a new murder during the blood moon eclipse. When new bride Kaveri Murthy reluctantly agrees to investigate a minor crime to please her domineering mother-in-law--during the blood moon eclipse no less--she doesnt expect once again to stumble upon a murder. With anti-British sentiment on the rise a charismatic religious leader growing in influence and the fight for womens suffrage gaining steam Bangalore is turning out to be a far more dangerous and treacherous place than Kaveri ever imagined--and everyones motives are suspect. Together with the Bangalore Detectives Club--a mixed bag of street urchins nosy neighbours an ex-prostitute and a policemans wife--Kaveri once again sleuths in her sari and hunts for clues in her beloved 1920s Ford. But when her life is suddenly put in danger Kaveri realizes that she might be getting uncomfortably close to the truth. So she must now draw on her wits and find the killer ... before they find her.