The Emperor's Riddles

Nine Murders. Nine Clues. Nine Locations. One Secret. When author Om Patnaik receives a frantic message from historian Ram Mathur he rushes to the ghats of Varanasi only to find that Ram has been brutally murdered-his right eye gouged out and a cryptic letter carved on his face.A posthumous email from Ram to his astrophysicist daughter Sia holds the first clue to a chilling conundrum. Desperate for answers Sia urges Om to join forces with her to unravel the truth. Meanwhile officer Parag Suri and his team uncover a sinister link to a string of bizarre murders across India.The quest of Om and Sia takes them on an extraordinary journey of riddles across India at the heart of which lies a 2000-year-old royal secret belonging to one of India''s greatest emperors. The Emperor''s Riddles a bestseller when it was first published in India is a gripping tale where history melds with mystery to keep you hooked till the last page is turned.