The Darker New Moon

An Indian mystery fiction novel set in the sleepy agrahaarams of Palakkad, Kerala. When Malini discovers manuscripts that are around 200 years old, she is drawn into a series of questions she cannot ignore. Along with her husband Aravind, she begins to follow the clues, trying to understand what the manuscripts reveal. Their search leads them to explore a temple and piece together answers that seem just out of reach. Do they find what they are looking for? What do the manuscripts really point to? The Darker New Moon is a character-driven Indian mystery fiction novel by an Indian author, centred on curiosity, place, and discovery.