Episode 10: The Last Nautch Girl The silence in the colossal cave seemed to overshadow the noisy water. Mrinalini sat in the centre of the make-shift sleeping space on top of one of the wooden crates. Five youths stood before her in a semi-circle. Their young, tired faces were turned…
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The Underground Cellar
Episode 9: The Last Nautch Girl Rahim lay back against the hard stone wall to ease his tense shoulders. He blinked. His eyes were used to the darkness around him. He had been on the watch for the last four hours. Any time now, Saptarishi would be here. Technically, there…
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The Pledge
Episode 8: The Last Nautch Girl Bhanu stood on the sidewalk looking up the dark and desolate street. The night air was freezing cold. But Bhanu was burning. A fire of rage emanated from his very being. Sweat poured down his hard-worn face. His shirt was soaked through. The rifle…
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Retribution: A Prologue
Episode 1: The Last Temple Dancer The full moon lit up the old well, turning it’s topmost corroded stones into dazzling spectres. Renuka peered over the edge into the pitch black depths below. The earthy smell of wet clay, the stench of decaying moss and the sulfurous odour of underground…
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The Last Nautch Girl
A historical fiction and murder mystery based in Colonial India. An ex-dancer hiding a deadly secret. A British officer investigating a bizarre murder. An old mansion in Calcutta city, shrouded in mystery, that brings them both together and tests every truth they believe in. This new edition comes with exciting…