Just the Facts, Madamji

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The facts: Mrs. Mehrotra, elderly widow of a retired senior bureaucrat who had accumulated wealth far beyond his means, had been found murdered. The late Mr. Mehrotra’s nephew, married to my new client, and Mrs. Mehrotra’s two nieces were now in the running for the booty. But Mrs. Kumar was the only one looking for the old woman’s will, convinced it was all hers. You don’t want me to find the murderer of your aunt-in-law? Me – a PI with vast investigative experience.  Murderer-shurderer! That is nothing to do with us. The police are looming for her servant. She is murdering her with her accomplice and running away with jewelery and Rs. 10,000 in cash. I decided now that I finally had a case, I could take a week off from work. The Bank Manager wouldn’t be too happy, but hell, I was entitled to a few days of rest after slogging everyday from 10.30 to 4.30 in the hot dingy branch office. It was summer, so most of the time there was no electricity and nobody worked anyway. So…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sharmila Kantha

Sharmila Kantha leads a peripatetic life as the wife of an Indian diplomat, while retaining her roots in Patna. Her previous publications include a novel, Just the Facts, Madamji (Indialog, 2002), a work of non-fiction, Building India with Partnership: The Story of CII 1895-2005 (Penguin, 2006), and two picture books for children (Children’s Book Trust). Currently based in Colombo, Sri Lanka with her husband and son, she is also consultant to a leading industry association.

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Title
Just the Facts, Madamji
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8187981342
Length
268p.
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