The Hunt For Kohinoor Comic Strip 1

Friends, the wait is finally over. Here is the first comic strip from The Hunt For Kohinoor. India and Pakistan are on the verge of signing a historic treaty, one that will turn the frenemies into allies. 

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History and an Adrenaline Rush

The Hindu interviewed me recently on the forthcoming launch of my fourth, The Hunt for Kohinoor, Book 2 of the Mehrunisa Trilogy.

In case you can't read it, here's where you go

Enjoy! And yes, do pick up a copy from your nearest bookstore and let me know what you think.

Invitation to the Delhi launch of The Hunt for Kohinoor

Righto folks, here's our Dilli date! We launch The Hunt for Kohinoor in the city of the Mughals. If you are around and so inclined, do come by for what will be an engaging evening.

Trailer of The Hunt for Kohinoor

Enjoy!

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Trailer of The Hunt For Kohinoor

“Last, but not least, you need a happy ending. However, if you can create tragic situations and jerk a few tears before the happy ending, it will work much better.”

Is that so, Mr Ray? 

Coming up tomorrow is the Trailer of The Hunt for Kohinoor, Book 2 of the Mehrunisa trilogy, in which the baritone of Tom Alter - Padma Shri awardee, theatre thespian, film actor - will transport you to the troubled triangle of Ind-Af-Pak, where history runs as deep as the mountains soar high, where the curse of Kohinoor says it can be trusted, but only with God or a woman ...

Check out the trailer on my Youtube channel tomorrow! 

Meanwhile, go enjoy the existing videos!

And you can join the Hunt by Pre-booking your copy of#TheHuntForKohinoor now:

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Mehrunisa Khosa, the Desi Sherlock

I saved the best for the last, yessiree!

Mehrunisa is my heroine. I created her from a Persian mother and a Punjabi father, and gave her my love of Mughal history and Renaissance art. She is an embodiment of the syncretic Sufi faith, which melds several disparate elements into a glorious whole. She has the strength and beauty of marble - she is my Taj come alive.

She is also a thoroughly contemporary woman, brave, resourceful, independent. She relies on her deep knowledge of history and powers of deductive reasoning to solve the mysteries that keep sprouting in her path.

But the finest marble can hide a vein, and in The Hunt For Kohinoor, her second adventure, will Mehrunisa be able to overcome her faultline, locate the mysterious Kohinoor, save the nation and solve the mystery of her missing father?

Watch Mehrunisa Live on your screens, now!

Meanwhile, I have a question to ask: Have you book your copy of #TheHuntForKohinoor yet? What are you waiting for!

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When a Writer is Requested to Commit Murder ...

Yes, it happened, with me. A few months after the release of The Taj Conspiracy, an eager reader wrote to me that he absolutely loved Mehrunisa, and since the book was the first in a trilogy, could I please kill off RP Singh in the next book since he was jealous of the dude who was angling to be Mehrunisa’s love interest?

Now what would a writer do without passion! But that request was declined, politely - which means you get to see the badass ant-Naxal tough cop on your screens, now!

In arid windswept north Afghanistan a stray sound could mean a snapped twig, a startled sheep or an assassin cocking his gun. Where, let’s admit, a man such as Rana Pratap Singh is handy :)

Meet RP Singh, from The Hunt for Kohinoor, Character #4

Meanwhile, go book your copy of #TheHuntForKohinoor now!

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Meet Harry, from The Hunt for Kohinoor - Character Introduction #3

He is the legendary Snow Leopard, whom the mountains know as one of their own. 

He has spent a lifetime tracking the enemy amongst some of the highest peaks in the world.

In his three-decade career, he has been in and out of AfPak over a hundred times, on foot, on horseback, through blizzard and barrage.

He has seen the Russians come and go, he is watching the Amreeki beat the same retreat, and he knows: the Great Game goes on ...

Steady your heart and get ready to encounter that rarest of rare creatures: a spook so stealthy he has become a part of the fauna of the Himalayas - Harry, aka Snow Leopard. 

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The World's First Ever Thriller Motion Book Cover

We are planning some fun things as we race to the launch of The Hunt for Kohinoor, Book 2 of the Mehrunisa trilogy after the bestselling The Taj Conspiracy. On Monday, 20th October 2013, we launched the book cover in an exciting video format! Take a look here:

For more updates, stay tuned - The hunt begins December 2013! You can also connect with me on my other social media platforms as below:

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This is the world's first ever thriller motion book cover and we had great fun making it. I hope you've enjoyed it as well. Feel free to share the link with friends and help us spread the buzz!

The Hunt for Kohinoor - Fourth Book Coming Up!

When you have glued bum to chair for a couple of years and crafted a manuscript and a book launch appears on the horizon, finally, it's time for some fun! And when it's your fourth, why, you gotta remember the previous three that brought you till here!

Yessiree, we are gearing up for the launch of my fourth book - The Hunt for Kohinoor. All you Mehrunisa fans out there already know, but for those who don't, this is Book 2 of the Mehrunisa trilogy!

Book 1, The Taj Conspiracy, released in 2012 and went on to become a national bestseller :)

So, what adventure awaits our intrepid heroine this time? Stay tuned and watch this space ... 

Meanwhile, if you haven't yet read Book 1, it's available as paperback and e-copy on Flipkart, Amazon and other online retailers - get started now and you'll be able to finish it in time for Book 2!

Coming Soon... The Hunt for Kohinoor!

We're beginning the countdown to The Hunt for Kohinoor, Book2 in the Mehrunisa trilogy, after the national bestseller, The Taj Conspiracy! For regular chills and thrills, follow us on 

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as we try to keep apace with Mehrunisa on a journey that will take her deep into the region the US has admitted has rung their death knell in their decade-old war on terror ...

Psst... Meanwhile, have you read Book 1 of the trilogy, The Taj Conspiracy, and busted some Taj myths? The Hindu calls it a book of "ancient secrets and modern terror", reading which will take you into the subterranean lattice inside the Taj Mahal, a beloved Indian monument that - let's admit it - most Indians know very little about. Go ahead, catch up on your reading and get ready to savour this thrilling new adventure, coming up red-hot ...