Fiction

This historical fiction brings together all the famous literary heroes and villains of the 20th century under one roof, in the most unexpected of settings – Delhi, 1911 for the epoch-making Coronation Durbar of King George the Fifth. The characters include: the detective duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, sent by Winston Churchill to protect the king; two popular gentlemen thieves, Arsène Lupin and Raffles, who have crossed swords with Holmes before; the mysterious Dr Fu Manchu, dreaded by...

An intense, vivid story of a young boy's life in the jungle. The story throbs with life, and is full of colour and action. In reading it, one lives, as it were, for a time in the jungle thickly peopled by creatures of the wild, and learns their ways in rich and fascinating adventure – the thrill of tiger hunting, the tracking of the elephant, the rush of the floods, a death-struggle between a tiger and a leopard, a life lived in the company of the wild buffalo, the rhinoceros, the panther,...

From traffic control to Customs hall, from the airport manager's office to lay-over apartments in 'Stewardesses' Row' the rooms are filled with men and women whose private pressures and passions match the fury of the blizzard that sweeps across the runways outside... For seven hours of suspense, a blocked runway, suicide, pickets, an aerial stowaway, pregnancy, smuggling, mass demonstrations, and a psychotic with his home-made bomb build to a nail-biting climax... FOR DELIVERY ALL OVER THE...

The Royal Ghost features characters trying to reconcile their true desires with the forces at work in Nepali society. Against the backdrop of the violent Maoist insurgencies that have claimed thousands of lives, these characters struggle with their duties to their aging parents, an oppressive caste system, and the complexities of arranged marriage. In the end, they manage to find peace and connection, often where they least expect it-with the people directly in front of them. These stories...

Hope Joyner, ward of a Mr Hallet whom she has never met, is in love with Sir Richard Hallowell. Diana Montague, who was once engaged to Sir Richard, now keeps very dubious company- Sir Richard???s brother, Graham, for one. He has just been released from prison. Since Graham has been away, Dinana has acquired money, and she is now Press Secretary for the Prince of Kishlastan, who according to Colly Warrington, is totally besotted with her.. Edgar Wallace was a soldier, poet, correspondent,...

Hindus and Moslems, Brahmins and Untouchables, western missionaries and British colonial bureaucrats, the famous novelist brings to life the social conditions of the last decade of the British Raj. Basis of a 1939 movie featuring Myrna Loy and Tyrone Power. Specifications of The Rains Came (Paperback) BOOK DETAILS Publisher RUPA PUBLICATIONS INDIA PVT LTD. Publication Year ISBN-13 9781931541114 ISBN-10 1931541116 Binding Paperback Number of Pages 597 Pages FOR DELIVERY ALL OVER THE WORLD ...

One day a distinguished law professor is involved in an accident and suffers a slight knock on the head. He continues to behave normally in most respects but instead of delivering lectures, he delights his students by telling them crazy and convoluted stories to illustrate his points of law. Specifications of FULL CIRCLE 01 Edition (Paperback) BOOK DETAILS Publisher RUPA PUBLICATIONS INDIA PVT LTD. Publication Year 01/01/2003 ISBN-13 9788129102782 ISBN-10 8129102781 Binding Paperback Number of...