The Strangler Vine: The Blake and Avery Mystery Series (Book

The Strangler Vine: The Blake and Avery Mystery Series (Book 1)

This is the first of three rip-roaring capers, introducing Blake and Avery, a Watson and Holmes duo for the 1830s and 40s. Calcutta 1837. The East India Company rules India - or most of it; and its most notorious and celebrated son, Xavier Mountstuart, has gone missing. William Avery, a down-at-heel junior officer in the Company's army, is sent to find him, in the unlikely company of the enigmatic and uncouth Jeremiah Blake. A more mismatched duo couldn't be imagined, but they must bury their differences as they are caught up in a search that turns up too many unanswered questions and seems bound to end in failure. What was it that so captivated Mountstuart about the Thugs, the murderous sect of Kali-worshippers who strangle innocent travellers by the roadside? Who is Jeremiah Blake and can he be trusted? And why is the whole enterprise shrouded in such secrecy? In the dark heart of Company India, Avery will have to fight for his very life, and in defence of a truth he will wish he had never learned. M. J. Carter is a former journalist and the author of two acclaimed works of non-fiction: Anthony Blunt: His Lives and The Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three Empires and the Road to World War One. M. J. Carter is married with two sons and lives in London.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780241966556
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780241966556
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780241966556
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780241966556
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Strangler Vine: The Blake and Avery Mystery Series (Book 1)

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