Silence of the Cicadas : A romance-thriller novel by

Carefree work-loving archaeologist Anands life takes a dramatic turn when he stumbles upon an ancient letter written by an Englishman to the then Nawab of an Indian province. The letter apologises for a theft of the Nawabs jewels present whereabouts unknown by the writers brother. Anand decides to take it up as his project. He has nothing to go by except the letter. But his brilliant gorgeous girlfriend Priya is determined to see that her lover succeeds in his quest. Anand and Priya have to deal with the devil-incarnate Imran who is determined to stop them.Aided by Priya and his archaeology guru Professor Rao Anand reaches a point where he is about to shake hands with success. Then unexpected things begin to happen.