Praying Mantis
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pushkin Press
Published:25th May '23
Should be back in stock very soon
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
'*** - 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
'Like stepping back to the Golden Age of the classic mystery' - Rhys Bowen, the international bestselling author of THE TUSCAN CHILD
'I love RV Raman's Harith Athreya with his cool, curious resourcefulness' - Ovidia Yu, author of CWA-shortlisted THE MIMOSA TREE MYSTERY
ISBN: 9781782279389
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
304 pages