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Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

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Book 3 in the Harith Athreya cosy murder mystery series set in contemporary India. When a guest falls to her death, the hotelier casts suspicion on five young people who checked in at the same time. Harith Athreya must investigate to find the murderer before they strike again.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 25 May 2023
Publisher: Pushkin Press


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.

ISOLATION. Detective Harith Athreya is taking a well-earned break at a boutique hill in the Himalayan foothills. 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.

INTRIGUEDoes 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.

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.

Weight: 266g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781782279389

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