| Publisher |
Readomania |
| Publication Year |
2021 |
| ISBN-13 |
9788195212798 |
| ISBN-10 |
8195212794 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
152 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Weight (grms) |
300 |
| Subject |
Literature & Fiction |
What sinister mystery lay behind the disappearance of the Nawab’s royal property papers? The Nawab of Nandikote is visiting Banpuri, a mofussil railway town in central India, in order to finalise the sale of some of his lands. Mike and Theeq are holidaying with their friends Nik, Tara and Zee. A series of strange things begin to happen: a lurking stranger, a cryptic message, a midnight rendezvous, a military depot, the enigmatic Begum Syeda, a crumbling haveli In between enjoying their holiday, the friends undertake a bit of determined detective work, solving clues and laying a trap, only to uncover a monstrous plot. Will the children solve the mystery? Set in the backdrop of the Kargil conflict, this intriguing thriller will appeal to children and adults alike.
Tino de Sa
Tino de Sa grew up a thousand miles away from his ancestral island-village of Divar, Goa, in the dusty little central Indian railway town of Bhusaval, where his father ran a picture house and, off and on, was Mayor. He took degrees at St. Xavier’s College in Bombay and then, as a Mason Fellow, at Harvard in the USA. He joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1980. His varied assignments included a stint with the United Nations, and culminated in his being one of the longest serving Chief Secretaries of Madhya Pradesh. He is the winner of a first prize in the Times of India national short story competition. This is his first published collection of short stories. Tino de Sa is the nom de plume of Anthony de Sa
Tino de Sa
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