Murder in Melucha

Murder in Melucha
Author: Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher: Duckbill
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9780143451969

Something strange is afoot at the Lotus Palace. A guest is murdered after a boring state banquet ... A secret room full of scorpions is found ... A cloaked stranger passes on information ... Every marble statue seems to hold a secret ... In Melucha, children's alphabet books teach that H is for hemlock, so it is no particular surprise when someone is found murdered. But in a city where everyone has devious and twisted motives, and dire plans, it is not easy for Meenakshi and Kalban to find the murderer. In this sequel to the acclaimed The Magicians of Madh, Aditi Krishnakumar pulls off another delightful romp, full of mystery, humour and hilarious predicaments.

The Magicians of Madh

The Magicians of Madh
Author: Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-07-16
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9789387103054

Something strange is afoot at the Royal Academy of Science, Magic and the Arts ... A standing statue sits down with a meditative smile ... A demigod is caught smuggling the Nectar of Immortality into the Mortal Realm ... Traders in Madh find their goods have been turned into djinn gold ... An illegal portal into the Inter-Realm has opened and no one knows who has done it ... A strange creature has been sighted in the vaults under the Academy ... Will Meenakshi and Kalban be able to get to the bottom of it all before the creature in the vault gets too powerful to control? Or is this a cover for something much more sinister-something that will destroy the city of Madh?

Murder In Melucha

Murder In Melucha
Author: Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2021-01-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9353053021

Something strange is afoot at the Lotus Palace. A guest is murdered after a boring state banquet ... A secret room full of scorpions is found ... A cloaked stranger passes on information ... Every marble statue seems to hold a secret ... In Melucha, children's alphabet books teach that H is for hemlock, so it is no particular surprise when someone is found murdered. But in a city where everyone has devious and twisted motives, and dire plans, it is not easy for Meenakshi and Kalban to find the murderer. In this sequel to the acclaimed The Magicians of Madh, Aditi Krishnakumar pulls off another delightful romp, full of mystery, humour and hilarious predicaments.

Cause for Alarm

Cause for Alarm
Author: Eric Ambler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2011-10-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 030794994X

Nicky Marlow needs a job. He’s engaged to be married and the employment market is pretty slim in Britain in 1937. So when his fiancé points out the Spartacus Machine Tool notice, he jumps at the chance. After all, he speaks Italian and he figures he’ll be able to endure Milan for a year, long enough to save some money. Soon after he arrives, however, he learns the sinister truth of his predecessor’s death and finds himself courted by two agents with dangerously different agendas. In the process, Marlow realizes it’s not so simple to just do the job he’s paid to do in fascist Italy on the eve of a world war.

That Year at Manikoil

That Year at Manikoil
Author: Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2022-01-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9354923291

Madras, 1944 While World War II rages in Europe and the Japanese army draws closer to India, Raji and her sisters are sent off with their mother to stay in Manikoil, her mother's family village. But with her brother now a soldier in the British Indian Army and refugees fleeing from Malaya, Burma and other eastern countries back to India, Manikoil is no longer the peaceful haven it once was. And while there is hope of Independence in the air, Raji is uncertain whether it will come to pass-and what it will truly mean for her and her family. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

Ambushed

Ambushed
Author: Nayanika Mahtani
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2015-03-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 8184750331

A thrilling adventure that explores the beauty, joy and dangers of the natural world Tara Tripathi’s worst nightmare comes true when her father takes the entire family on a most unusual vacation—tracking Royal Bengal tigers in the Himalayan foothills! She already gets her fill of thrills from her iPad, video games and telly, and can do without pointlessly parading through jungles, thank you very much. But when the ten-year-old gadget geek stumbles upon an international tiger-poaching racket and meets Satya, the twelve-year-old son of a poacher with whom she sets out to save the lives of a tigress and her cubs, she discovers that the real world is far more exciting than her virtual one. Filled with nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat action and adventure, Ambushed is a story with a compelling message.

The Adventures of Kakababu

The Adventures of Kakababu
Author: Sunil Gangopadhyay
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2020-04-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9353578701

After a secret mission in Afghanistan ends in a terrible accident, Raja Roychowdhury, fondly known as Kakababu, resigns as the director of the Archaeological Survey of India and goes home to his second-hand books. But the desire to hunt down old, unsolved mysteries of the world refuses to leave him alone. Despite living with an amputated leg, Kakababu insists on taking biannual holidays to remote, little-known areas - and refuses to tell anyone what he does there. Now that he's old enough, Shontu, Kakababu's nephew, has finally been allowed to accompany Kakababu on these mysterious trips. And he cannot wait for the thrilling adventures to begin!In 'The Emperor's Lost Head', Kakababu takes Shontu to Kashmir to find a hidden sulphur mine. Except that that's a lie, and Shontu has no idea how to get his uncle to admit the truth.'The King of the Emerald Isles' finds uncle and nephew in an uncharted island in the Indian Ocean. Stubbornly secretive as always, Kakababu refuses to tell Shontu what has brought him to the dangerous island. Is he ready for the answers he might find?

Big Bully and M-Me

Big Bully and M-Me
Author: Ari Sonthalia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2019-09
Genre: Bullying
ISBN: 9789383331215

Krish has to give a speech at school. But how can he, when he stammers? And what's worse, his partner is the Big Bully! Will Krish get out of this mess?

Miracles for the Maharaja (Meandering Magicians Series Book III)

Miracles for the Maharaja (Meandering Magicians Series Book III)
Author: Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2023-01-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9354928935

Something strange is afoot in the kingdom of Pür. The most favoured suitor at Princess Vasundhara's swayamvara has disappeared ... A reclusive sorceress has emerged from the Eastern Isles ... The Inter-Realm Ambassador is furious ... A long-lost stone with dark powers must be found ... The Sprites are preparing for rebellion ... When dignitaries from all the Mortal Realms-and a few from the Inter-Realm-gather in Rajgir for a stressful swayamvara, only mayhem can ensue! Can Meenakshi and Kalban uncover Tara the Starchaser's dark legacy and prevent a war between the Realms? Book III in the Meandering Magicians series

Bim and the Town of Falling Fruit

Bim and the Town of Falling Fruit
Author: Arjun Talwar
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2021-01-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9387625966

In Poondy, fruits are always falling on people's heads-from the jackfruit, coconut and toddy trees-causing many injuries. So all the Poondizens wear fruit-helmets invented by the legendary Falwala. Bim loves Poondy, with its falling fruits, its Wise Man and its barber-detective. Then one day, Miss Chitty, Bim's mother, who drives a coffee-coloured taxi, decides to move away from Poondy. Bim's last two weeks in his home town are full of strange and exciting adventures-from a bat attack to a bike theft-that can only happen here! Arjun Talwar's debut novel is a mad and hilarious romp through a town filled with eccentric people. It is brought to vivid life by Shilpa Ranade's beautiful illustrations.