ENGRAVED IN STONE

Two years after the Taj Mahal is finally built many secrets shroud its walls.. Agra to escort home the beautiful Shireen Muzaffar Jang - maverick nobleman and ace detective - reluctantly finds himself at the centre of yet another murder investigation when Mumtaz Hassan a prominent trader is found dead under mysterious circumstances. The Diwan-i-kul Mir Jumla on his way to invade Bijapur hands the task of finding the killer to Muzaffar. With almost no evidence to work with except an ambiguous scrawl on a scrap of paper found clutched in the dead man''s fist Muzaffar knows he must find the killer before the Diwan-i-kul returns if he wants to save himself an invitation to a beheading.As he begins to uncover the dross beneath the golden opulence of the dead man and his murkily amorous past Muzaffar chances upon another mystery: a long forgotten tale of a woman who vanished inexplicably one evening.Muzaffar Jang once again pits his wits]]