English India Mystery

Today's view of history cannot account for ancient anomalies, such as the Pyramids and advanced knowledge contained in India's Vedas. But in 1894, an Indian sage gave us an explanation not only for our hidden past but for the trends of today and for our future enlightenment - the 24,000-year yuga cycle.

Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father's law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a law degree from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history that makes her especially devoted to championing and protecting women's legal rights. Mistry Law has been appointed to execute the will of Mr. Omar Farid, a wealthy Muslim mill owner who has left three widows behind. But as Perveen is going through the paperwork, she notices something strange.

An escaped convict with a false passport, Lin flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of Bombay, where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter the city’s hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere.

More than three thousand years ago, on the destruction of their temple in Jerusalem, the two Jewish tribes that comprised the kingdom of Judah and the ten that constituted the kingdom of Israel were dispersed under the pressure of the invaders. The dispersion of the two Judean tribes is well recorded in the Bible and by historians of ancient times; but strangely, that of the ten tribes of Israel was either not recorded or was lost. This has remained one of history’s mysteries. This book describes the various attempts to solve this mystery, and traces the possible candidates for ...

No problem is too hard for her to crack. But can she mend his broken heart? Zoe Somersby knows how money can corrupt a man. But when this feisty and curvy redhead is hired to go undercover at the Blackwood Corporation to shadow the cold-hearted businessman Archer Blackwood, she’s quickly thrust into a wild and dangerous mission that will push her codebreaking skills – and her heart – to the limit. Archer Blackwood has one rule: he’s always in control. No exceptions. Zoe finds the sexy and headstrong billionaire infuriating, if not a bit amusing… but her frustration soon melts into...

She abandoned him without a word. Now fate has forced her back into his arms. Isabel Osborne is no stranger to tough choices. Forced to abandon her prince charming to hide a life-changing secret, she’s spent years nursing her wounded heart. But after fate causes her to cross paths with the notorious Finch, Isabel is drawn into a dangerous world that will serve her a blast from the past who she never thought she’d see again. Former Delta Force veteran Kai Jones left his laid-back surfer boy persona back in Hawaii – but try as he might, he never forgot about the forbidden siren who ...

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An impossible mission. Seasoned operatives. Can this husband and wife team keep their love alive? The women of Purgatory are gearing up for their toughest mission yet… and this time, it will push them to the breaking point. When top assassin Gabrielle Thorne accepts a mysterious job, she should have listened to the warning signs – because now they’re all in danger. Dragged into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with her team Sully, Mac, Wes, Dee, Owen, and Lance, the women of Purgatory and their Navy SEAL lovers quickly find themselves embroiled in a struggle for survival that will have ...

A scorching hot romance between a feisty girl and a billionaire bad boy she loves to hate. An unforgettable encounter, a secret romance, an irresistible battle of wills…and a past that threatens to impact their future. He met her by chance… Armaan Oshnov was a billionaire living the dream. After a rough start in life, Armaan’s now at the top of his game. Successful, famous, dangerous—he’s an enigma to many. Women want him, men want to be him. But he only wants Navya Mehra. She, however, resists him at every turn. Convincing her to be with him is hard, getting her to accept that ...

He was ready to end it all. Now he lives to save her. Sam Sarkhan always had a warrior’s soul. But beneath his tough exterior lies a tortured mind. Plagued by relentless nightmares and haunted by the demons from his childhood, when he calls a wrong number on the night he’s ready to end it all, fate connects him to a kindred soul who’s just as lost as he is. Ellie McLaren is Sam’s saving grace. He becomes dead-set on protecting her, determined to make it his final mission and a chance to do some good in the world. But he unwittingly drags her into a deadly game that could destroy ...

He’s ready to deal the killing blow. But can he save the one person who matters? Lazarus “Oz” King rose from the dead with one thing in mind: to finally put a bullet in the head of his monstrous father. Consumed by his burning obsession and poised to deliver the final blow, he won’t let anybody distract him from his mission – not even the sexy battlefield doctor who saved them so many times. Sasha Landry is the one woman who could derail Oz’s plans. Smart, seductive, and irresistibly attracted to the infuriating and domineering eldest brother, she quickly finds her well-deserved...

Visit Ashok's official website meakalpa.com to read an exclusive excerpt from The Bombay Lovecraft Society! Membership comes at a price... From Bram Stoker and CWA nominated and Utopiales Nantes Award-winning author Ashok Banker comes a chilling new novel of occult horror set in 1980s Bombay A masterful fusion of Lovecraftian terror and Indian Gothic that will haunt your dreams long after you've turned the final page. In the shadows of 1980s Bombay lurks an ancient evil that makes the notorious Rockman serial killings pale in comparison. When a struggling artist is lured into the mysterious...

Aadhya was raised to do what her parents said. As a young woman in the farmlands of India, she was expected to marry who they chose for her. Aadhya knew that she didn’t want that life and had dreams of becoming an artist in the big city. So when her father brought home a man for her to meet, one of two that she was to be married to, Aadhya left in the night to start her new life. The realization of what she had done came the next morning after walking all night and not seeing one car willing to give her a ride. Two foreign men pass-by and offer Aadhya a ride to Delhi and hearing some of ...

Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin’s most exclusive private school. It seems nearly perfect: the high arched window alcoves and tall granite pillars, the overspill of lilac at the front gate and the immaculate playing fields, the giggling students, the dusty, oak-lined library, and the dark, festering secret she has come to expose. At first, Lou’s working-class status makes her the consummate outsider, though all that changes when she is befriended by the beautiful and wealthy Shauna Power.

She’s a talented sniper, he’s a broken SEAL drowning his sorrows in the dark. Can they bring down a monster together? Mac never misses a shot… until one fateful mission when her life changed in the blink of an eye. Caught in the crosshairs of a bloodthirsty killer and forced to go into hiding, she quickly finds herself with a target painted on her back. But the BDSM club beneath her safehouse is no place to hide – especially not with the sexy hunk of a Navy SEAL lurking in the shadows. Mac is drawn to Wesley’s broken soul… but once she charms the wounded warrior back into the ...

Sam and Remi Fargo return for the thrilling third adventure in the acclaimed new series. In Spartan Gold and Lost Empire, Clive Cussler brought readers into the world of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo, whose passion and instinct for treasure-hunting has led to extraordinary discoveries-and perilous journeys. Their next adventure, however, might be their most astonishing yet.

India, 1922: Bombay’s only female solicitor Perveen Mistry is attending a lavish fundraiser for a new women’s hospital specializing in maternal health issues when she witnesses an accident. The grandson of an influential Gujarati businessman catches fire—but a servant, his young ayah, Sunanda, rushes to save him, selflessly putting herself in harm’s way. Later, Perveen learns that Sunanda, who’s still ailing from her burns, has been arrested on trumped-up charges made by a man who doesn’t seem to exist.

The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. Every day the same. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.

The key to her heart is buried beneath her pain… but can she bring herself to face it? She thought he’d stay dead – but now he’s returned to finish what he started. When expert hacker Dylan discovers an old foe still alive and kicking, her long-buried trauma is brought crashing to the surface. When a situation is hopeless, Dylan is the one to call… but this time, she’s the one in danger. Owen Sorenson is Purgatory’s dark knight. Beneath this Navy SEAL’s mesmerizing blue eyes and charming smile lies a hardened war machine ready to do battle for her. Dylan’s tormented heart ...

When Jack Morgan opens the Mumbai branch of Private, the world's most elite detective agency, he hands the reins to top agent Santosh Wagh. Now, in this teeming metropolis of over 13 million people where the guilty have everywhere to hide, Santosh goes on the hunt for one elusive killer. A killer who is targeting seemingly unconnected women and placing strange objects at their death scenes in a series of chilling rituals.