There's blood in the backwaters of Kerala BOLLYWOODDetective Harith Athreya is recuperating in the beautiful backwaters of Kerala when he meets a family of vacationing Bollywood royalty, who ask for his help making a murder mystery film.BANKRUPTCYBut the family is not what it seems- there are rumours of major money troubles, links to organised crime, and rivalry between the scions.BUTCHERYWhen one of them is found dead, murdered exactly like a victim in the film, Athreya puts his holiday on hold to solve the case. Is this the work of an angry co-star, or something more sinister?

Following a corporate career spanning three decades and four continents, RV RAMAN now lectures on management, mentors young entrepreneurs, serves as an independent director on company boards, and writes. He has written three previous books in the Harith Athreya series, A Will to Kill, Grave Intentions, and Praying Mantis, all of which are available from Pushkin Press. RV Raman lives in Chennai.