The Krishna Key, Bharat Collection 3
Five thousand years ago, a divine figure named Krishna walked the earth, performing miracles and promising humanity he would return in its darkest hour. That hour, according to one deeply disturbed young man, has arrived. He has grown up convinced he is that final incarnation. He is also a serial killer. What follows is tense, unsettling, and thoroughly hard to put down. When a murderer begins carrying out elaborate, religiously motivated crimes, historian Ravi Mohan Saini finds himself drawn into something far larger than a simple criminal investigation. The killings, it turns out, are the opening notes of a vast conspiracy, one tied to an ancient secret and to Krishna's most closely guarded legacy. Saini's search takes him across a remarkable sweep of locations: the sunken ruins of Dwarka, the enigmatic lingam of Somnath, the frozen heights of Mount Kailash, the wind-worn remains of Kalibangan, and a Vrindavan temple razed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Each stop brings fresh danger and fresh revelation. Ashwin Sanghi has a genuine gift for weaving historical fact into fictional intrigue without making either feel shortchanged. The Krishna Key, the third entry in his Bharat Collection, revives the mythology of the Blue God with real energy, embedding those ancient stories inside a modern thriller that moves at considerable pace. Fans of conspiracy-driven fiction with a strong sense of place will find a lot to enjoy here.
- Author: Ashwin Sanghi
- Publisher: HarperCollins India
- Genre: Thrillers & Suspense
- ISBN: 978-9356292390
- Pages: 496 pages