Murder Under a Red Moon is Harini Nagendra's second novel featuring amateur detective Kavery Murthy. Overall, this is a cozy historical mystery (with lots of recipes at the end) that will keep its readers entertained. But the women aren't victims - they are strong individuals who help themselves as well as others in time of need and emerge victorious in the end. We get a peek into the condition of women a hundred years ago. There is also a lot of social discussion in between - almost fifty percent of the novel is made up of it. The mystery is engaging, with complex characters and motivations at work. The second outing of Kaveri had me hooked more than the first book in the series. Who killed him? And why are they trying to implicate Kaveri in the murder? Could Shanti be involved? Or is it her step-daughter Chitra, who was being forced to marry? And what's with the religious Swami whom Kaveri's instincts are telling her not to trust at all? But things take a sinister turn when Kaveri reaches the factory at the designated time to find Mr Sharma dead, holding Kaveri's chain in his hands. When her mother-in-law's cousin, Shanti Sharma, wants to enlist her help in finding out who has been embezzling money from her husband's factory, Kaveri reluctantly agrees. Murder Under A Red Moon takes place a few weeks after Kaveri has solved the first case, and has become well-known as a lady detective in the Bangalore of 1920s. So she must now draw on her wits and find the killer. Together with the Bangalore Detectives Club-a mixed bag of street urchins, nosy neighbours, an ex-prostitute, and a policeman's wife- Kaveri once again sleuths in her sari and hunts for clues in her beloved 1920s Ford.īut when her life is suddenly put in danger, Kaveri realizes that she might be getting uncomfortably close to the truth. With anti-British sentiment on the rise, a charismatic religious leader growing in influence, and the fight for women's suffrage gaining steam, Bangalore is turning out to be a far more dangerous and treacherous place than Kaveri ever imagined-and everyone's motives are suspect. When new bride Kaveri Murthy reluctantly agrees to investigate a minor crime to please her domineering mother-in-law-during the blood moon eclipse, no less-she doesn't expect, once again, to stumble upon a murder. The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy uncovering a new murder during the blood moon eclipse.
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