| Description |
307 pages ; 22 cm |
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"Previously published as "A death in Shonagachhi" by Picador in India in 2021"--Copyright page. |
| Summary |
"In Calcutta's notorious red-light district, Lalee aspires to a better life. Her unfailingly loyal client Tilu Shau has dreams too. A heady romantic and marginal novelist, Tilu is in love with the indifferent Lalee and wants to liberate her from her street life with marriage. But when a fellow sex worker and young mother is brutally murdered, the solicitous madam of the Blue Lotus invites Lalee to take the woman’s place "upstairs" as a high-end escort. The offer comes with the promise of a more lucrative life but quickly spirals into violence, corruption, and unfathomable secrets that threaten to upset the fragile stability of Lalee's very existence. As Tilu is drawn deeper into his rescue mission, he and Lalee embark on life-altering journeys to escape a savage fate"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Prostitutes -- Fiction.
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Kolkata (India) -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9781542036672 hc. |
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9781542036696 pbk. |
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