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There was an idol in the hollow of the tree—an intricately carved bust of a young lady with her head covered, her hair cascading down both sides of her face all the way to her shoulders . . . He had no doubt whatsoever that this was indeed the murdered nun.
When thirteen-year-old Kabir goes to spend the vacations with his father, a railway official posted in the small town of Antarpur, he comes across a number of secrets and intrigues, some even dating back to the days of the Raj: a twelve-year-old unsolved murder case of a Christian missionary nun; bandits on the run in the surrounding forests; and, most exciting of all, the story of the Kaands, an ancient tribe now living in a hamlet on the mysterious Kaandoha Hill.
One night, an idol of the murdered nun appears in a Kaand shrine atop the hill, and the town’s dormant communal tensions break out into the open. Kabir, who had decided to study the history of the Kaands for an assignment, finds himself strangely embroiled in the happenings. Along with Alika, his young Kaand friend, he tries to make sense of the unending puzzles. Who put the idol there? Why does the group calling itself the Fire Warriors want to destroy the shrine? Who murdered Regina?
Weaving in the stories of communities and religions, this exciting murder mystery raises many interesting questions about the times we live in.
ISBN - 0143330357
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Pages : 200
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