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Soft cover. Zustand: New. Shaken by the news of his mother's death,a man leaves his job in Delhi and returns toAssam.Twenty-five years ago, his father,a forest officer here,was found shot dead in his jeep.With the passing of his mother, the man learns new and startling details of his father's life,and trying to reclaim an entire life suddenly made unfamiliar, he starts digging into events from far back in time, visiting places where his father had served, in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas. But the forests he had once roamed as a boy with his father and his band of hard drinking, rugged companions, have long disappeared. Settlers have moved in, and insurgents and security forces now prowl the area.Wandering what was once the Chariduar reserve forest, the man meets a kaleidoscopic cast of characterspeople trying to find anchor in an uncertain world some of whom are remnants of a rapidly disappearing past and some from the region's turbulent present: foresters, elephant catchers, army contractors, insurgents, police commandos, drifters and double-dealers. As he gets closer to the truth about his father, he finds himself drawn into a local conflict, a world of shifting realities from which he will struggle to disentangle himself. Wide, unhurried and immersive, The Forest Beneath the Mountains is a compelling blend of memory, family stories, ecology and history. It is a story of people and places at the margins of the Indian republic, and of the inevitable taming of wilderness by man.…

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Soft cover. Zustand: New. Detective Arjun Arora feels his life is crumbling around him. His father has passed away, and he cannot forgive the corrupt police officer who sent Arjun into a coma a year back. And then, a young widow visits him and presses him to take on a new case: to investigate her husband's mysterious death. Rohit Vats was a pharmaceutical company executive who had recently returned home to Delhi from a work trip to China. Soon after, he turned up in a seedy part of Kolkatadead. Was it a love affair gone wrong, geo-political intrigue, or corporate rivalry which led to Vats' death? Arjun finds that Vats might have been looking into illegal wildlife trafficking and zoonotic diseases like SARS. Increasingly, it appears that the answer to the mystery might lie in China.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. A chopped-up body recovered from a tandoor oven A quiet young accountant missing with a suitcase full of cash Match-fixing and illegal betting in a city in the grip of T20 ever A lonely detective with a conscience . Private eye Arjun Arora works the streets of Delhi dealing with the shady underbelly of the capital city. Hired to track down a missing person, Arjun stumbles upon a gruesome murder where the suspects seem to be linked to something larger and more sinister. Part noir thriller and part detective story, Dead Meat introduces us to an unforgettable character-Arjun Arora, a man with a troubled past-who takes us on a dark and memorable journey through the greed and grime of today's urban India. Part noir thriller and part detective story, Dead Meat introduces us to an unforgettable character-Arjun Arora, a man with a bad marriage, a drinking habit, and a troubled past-who takes us on a dark and dangerous journey through the grime of today's urban India.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 7.76x5.04x0.87 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 330 pages. 5.06x0.74x7.81 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 5.06x0.75x7.81 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Was it a love affair gone wrong, geo-political intrigue, or corporate rivalry which led to Vats' death Arjun finds that Vats might have been looking into illegal wildlife trafficking and zoonotic diseases like SARS. Increasingly, it appears that the answer to the mystery might lie in China.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - DeScriPtionDetective Arjun Arora feels his life is crumbling around him. His father haspassed away, and he cannot forgive the corrupt police officer who sent Arjuninto a coma a year back. And then, a young widow visits him and presses himto take on a new case: to investigate her husband's mysterious death. RohitVats was a pharmaceutical company executive who had recently returnedhome to Delhi from a work trip to China. Soon after, he turned up in a seedypart of Kolkata-dead.Was it a love affair gone wrong, geo-political intrigue, or corporate rivalrywhich led to Vats' death Arjun finds that Vats might have been looking intoillegal wildlife trafficking and zoonotic diseases like SARS. Increasingly, itappears that the answer to the mystery might lie in China.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - DescriptionShaken by the news of his mother's death, a man leaves his job in Delhi andreturns to Assam. Twenty-five years ago, his father, a forest officer here, wasfound shot dead in his jeep. With the passing of his mother, the man learns newand startling details of his father's life, and trying to reclaim an entire life suddenlymade unfamiliar, he starts digging into events from far back in time, visitingplaces where his father had served, in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas.But the forests he had once roamed as a boy with his father and his band ofhard drinking, rugged companions, have long disappeared. Settlers havemoved in, and insurgents and security forces now prowl the area. Wanderingwhat was once the Chariduar reserve forest, the man meets a kaleidoscopiccast of characters-people trying to find anchor in an uncertain world-some of whom are remnants of a rapidly disappearing past and some from theregion's turbulent present: foresters, elephant catchers, army contractors,insurgents, police commandos, drifters and double-dealers. As he gets closerto the truth about his father, he finds himself drawn into a local conflict, aworld of shifting realities from which he will struggle to disentangle himself.Wide, unhurried and immersive, The Forest Beneath the Mountains is acompelling blend of memory, family stories, ecology and history. It is astory of people and places at the margins of the Indian republic, and of theinevitable taming of wilderness by man.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnDescriptionnShaken by the news of his mother s death, a man leaves his job in Delhi andnreturns to Assam. Twenty-five years ago, his father, a forest officer here, wasnfound shot dead in his jeep. With the passing of his mother, t.

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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 336 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | DeScriPtionDetective Arjun Arora feels his life is crumbling around him. His father haspassed away, and he cannot forgive the corrupt police officer who sent Arjuninto a coma a year back. And then, a young widow visits him and presses himto take on a new case: to investigate her husband's mysterious death. RohitVats was a pharmaceutical company executive who had recently returnedhome to Delhi from a work trip to China. Soon after, he turned up in a seedypart of Kolkata-dead.Was it a love affair gone wrong, geo-political intrigue, or corporate rivalrywhich led to Vats' death? Arjun finds that Vats might have been looking intoillegal wildlife trafficking and zoonotic diseases like SARS. Increasingly, itappears that the answer to the mystery might lie in China. …