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THE CURSE OF MUZIRIS
A historical thriller that runs from a lost Roman trading port in first century India to the monsoon soaked present, where one fearless archaeologist is about to dig up a secret powerful people will kill to keep buried.
A LEGENDARY PORT
AD 72: Jayesh, a trader from the fabled city of Muziris, carefully conceals a relic of Roman origin that caused widespread devastation upon its arrival in India. He prays that it will never be found again.
A DANGEROUS SECRET
Present day: In the middle of a ferocious monsoon season, Dr Harveen Gill sets out to prove her worth to the Kerala State Archaeology Department by finding the location of the legendary Port of Muziris, which disappeared from history after the first century.
The remains of an ancient house buried beneath modern-day Kodungallur begins to provide the first real evidence as to what became of the port. Harveen and her team follow the trail from India through events that took place in Egypt, Rome and Jerusalem 2,000 years ago to seek the truth.
A DEADLY OATH
​Powerful men within the Vatican’s Santa Alleanza, the most discreet and deadly intelligence service in the world, are monitoring Harveen’s activities in southern India. Now that she is on the cusp of a discovery that could shake the very foundations of the Christian religion, they mobilise to bury the truth once again – and this time, they will make sure it is buried forever.
Published by Pan Macmillan India, 14 October 2024
Paperback, 456 pages, ISBN 9789361134425
Also available as a Kindle ebook and an audiobook narrated by Surjan Singh
Rated 4.4 stars on Amazon from about 500 ratings
Teesta Guha Sarkar
Editorial Director - Pan Macmillan
“Every so often we come across a manuscript that gleams with promise and potential from the get-go. Written in the tradition of Dan Brown and Ashwin Sanghi thrillers, these action-packed novels open lost chapters of India’s ancient history through intricately plotted mysteries, unravelled by a kickass woman archaeologist. Readers, fasten your seatbelts!”
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