A Nest of Vipers

Name: A Nest of Vipers
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Harini Nagendra
ISBN: 9798855540444

Author: Harini Nagendra

Series: Bangalore Detectives Club #3

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 11 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/02/2024

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction, Amateur Sleuth

Synopsis

This latest novel in the Bangalore Detectives Club mystery series takes the listener deep into the historical era surrounding the visit by Edward, Prince of Wales, to Bangalore in 1921. When the prince begins a tour of a number of Indian cities, he encounters passionate crowds demanding independence from Britain, with rioting on the streets of Bombay in November 1921.

The mood of the prince's subsequent trip to Bangalore and Mysore in January 1922 appears, at first glance, very different and is made to large, welcoming crowds. But perhaps all is not what it seems to be. While exploring another (seemingly unrelated) crime scene, Kaveri and Ramu become tangled in a complex web of intrigue, getting pulled into a potentially dangerous plan that could endanger the life of the visiting prince.

This new novel also takes us into the world of jadoo—Indian street magic—with sleight-of-hand magicians, snake charmers, and rope tricks. Kaveri and Ramu continue their sleuthing, with help from the Bangalore Detectives Club, amidst the growing rumblings of Indian independence and the backdrop of female emancipation.

About Harini Nagendra

Harini Nagendra is a professor of sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India. She has received the Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar Award as well as the Cozzarelli Prize with Elinor Ostrom from the Proceedings of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for research on sustainability. The Bangalore Detectives Club and Murder Under a Red Moon are the first two novels in her Bangalore Detective Club mystery series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

I really enjoyed this novel, the third in the author’s mystery series. I highly recommend it if you like historical mysteries and exotic (to me) locales, especially with a strong woman making her place without regard to the many impediments making things difficult for her!......more

Goodreads review by Louise

I was looking forward to this latest instalment in the series and was not disappointed. Kevari and Ramu find themselves involved in the disappearance of a circus magician and uncovering a ring of thieves; meanwhile the independence movement and law enforcement prepare for the visit of the Prince of......more

Goodreads review by Bill Silva

I read (or, more accurately, listen to) this series for the setting, the cultural history, and the mouth-watering descriptions of the many meals, snacks, and tasty treats the characters are constantly eating…the plots are mostly forgettable (and the mysteries completely implausible). The audiobook n......more

Goodreads review by Kelly

A Nest of Vipers by Harini Nagendra is another intriguing historical mystery in the Bangalore Detectives Club series that keeps you turning the pages to its satisfying conclusion. Starting off at a circus magic show and progressing through a secret meeting to support Indian independence from Britain......more