A haunted manor. A dead body. A house full of
suspects.
‘A Will to Kill is a
clean, classic whodunit modelled after the mysteries of yesteryear. Set in a
remote mansion and a misty valley, devoid of sleaze and profanity, it seeks to
thrill purely by suspense and intrigue. This is my first cosy mystery after
writing four corporate crime thrillers.’ – R.V.
Raman, Author
‘A Will to Kill brings
together all the most loved elements of any great murder mystery – a house full
of colourful suspects, a wonderfully complex plot and a compelling, intriguing
sleuth. That the story is set in a haunted manor nestled in the picturesque
Nilgiris makes everything that much better.’ – Swati Daftuar, Commissioning Editor – HarperCollins India
About the book:
An ageing and
wheelchair-bound Bhaskar Fernandez has finally reclaimed his family property
after a bitter legal battle, and now wants to reunite his aggrieved relatives.
So, he invites them to his remote Greybrooke Manor in the misty Nilgiris – a
colonial mansion that has played host to several sudden deaths, and now stands
alone in a valley that is said to be haunted by the ghost of an Englishman.
But Bhaskar has other,
more practical, problems to deal with. He knows that his guests expect to gain
by his death and, to safeguard himself against violence, he writes two
conflicting wills. Which one of them comes into force will depend on how he
dies.
Into this tinderbox, he
brings Harith Athreya, a seasoned investigator. When a landslide occurs,
temporarily isolating them and resulting in a murder, Athreya finds that death
is not the only thing the mist conceals.
About the author:
R.V. Raman has led KPMG’s
Consulting Practice, and was a Partner with A.T. Kearney and Arthur Andersen.
After a corporate career spanning three decades and four continents, R. V.
Raman moved away from full time roles. He now teaches business strategy at an
IIM, mentor young entrepreneurs, advises select clients and writes. He’s the
author of Fraudster, Insider and Saboteur (Hachette) – a series about
white-collar crime in corporate India. He lives in Chennai.
Paperback | pp 332 | Rs. 399
