{"product_id":"villains-murder-sanjay-singh-9798989497355","title":"Villain's murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the sun-scorched cane fields of 1899 Fiji, some sins can only be washed away with blood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen brutal sugar baron Sir Richard Westfield is found murdered inside his locked study, the crime appears impossible. The door was bolted from the inside. The windows are barred. And every resident of his colonial estate harbors secrets worth killing for.\u003cbr\u003eInspector Daniel Brook, a principled colonial police officer, is sent to investigate. But in a land where British law barely holds sway, he's forced into an uneasy alliance with Captain Thomas Blackwood-a crippled war veteran with a dark past and little regard for rules.\u003cbr\u003eAs the two men dig deeper, they enter a tangled web of deception, greed, and vengeance, where each suspect has a motive-and no one is innocent: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe widow, tied by more than business to her husband's ruthless partner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe adopted daughter, who seeks justice for a family legacy destroyed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ambitious young heiress, hiding a scandal that could ruin her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe enigmatic Hindu priest, whose idea of justice is older than the Empire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe disinherited nephew, already a predator-and desperate for a fortune.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFrom desecrated temples in the jungle to the opium dens and scandal houses of Calcutta, \u003ci\u003eVillain's Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly atmospheric locked-room mystery that blends \u003cb\u003ecolonial crime fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehistorical detective fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003epsychological suspense\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Jacqueline Winspear, and historical murder mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e, this gripping whodunit explores revenge, power, and the moral cost of empire-where the deadliest villain may be the one holding the magnifying glass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sanjay Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989497355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sanjay Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Sanjay Singh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48137250275583,"sku":"9798989497355","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9618e9e-6b67-4795-a7fb-7d7f3a1cdd55.jpg?v=1770167575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/villains-murder-sanjay-singh-9798989497355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}