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Set against the backdrop of 1960s Calcutta, the story follows Mrs. D'Silva, a widowed mother and teacher, as she navigates personal and societal upheaval. When the body of Agnes Lai, a nun's ward, is found, Mrs. D'Silva becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue, questioning the fate of missing girls and the implications of a charged former student. As political tensions rise with the Worker's Revolutionary Movement, she uncovers her detective instincts, leading to a gripping exploration of murder, community, and change in a transforming India.
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Mrs d'Silva's Detective Instincts and the Saitan of Calcutta, Glen Peters
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Mrs d'Silva's Detective Instincts and the Saitan of Calcutta
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Glen Peters
- Publisher
- Parthian
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 330
- ISBN13
- 9781906998011
- Category
- Fiction, Detective / Thriller, Adventure fiction
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of 1960s Calcutta, the story follows Mrs. D'Silva, a widowed mother and teacher, as she navigates personal and societal upheaval. When the body of Agnes Lai, a nun's ward, is found, Mrs. D'Silva becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue, questioning the fate of missing girls and the implications of a charged former student. As political tensions rise with the Worker's Revolutionary Movement, she uncovers her detective instincts, leading to a gripping exploration of murder, community, and change in a transforming India.