The thing about thugs.
The thing about thugs.
By
:
Khair, Tabish.
Publication Date
:
2012
Subject Term
:
Crime -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
London (England) -- Fiction.
India -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Mystery fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Summary
:
In a small Bihari village, Captain William T. Meadows finds just the man to further his phrenological research back home: Amir Ali, confessed member of the infamous Thugee cult. With tales of a murderous youth redeemed, Ali gains passage to England, his villainously shaped skull there to be studied. Only Ali knows just how embroidered his story is, so when a killer begins depriving London's underclass of their heads, suspicion naturally falls on the "thug." With help from fellow immigrants led by a shrewd Punjabi woman, Ali journeys deep into a hostile city in an attempt to save himself and end the gruesome murders. Ranging from skull-lined mansions to underground tunnels concealing a ghostly people, The Thing about Thugs is a feat of imagination to rival Wilkie Collins or Michael Chabon.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780547731605
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction - Basement | FIC KHA | Checked In |