The Strangler Vine

Author(s): M. J. Carter

Crime Fiction

Calcutta, 1837. Young Ensign William Avery is tasked by his employers - the East India Company - to track down disgraced agent Xavier Mountstuart, lost to the jungle. Forced to take with him dissolute, disillusioned, errant genius ex-officer Jeremiah Blake, Avery is sure their mission is doomed. When their search leads them into Kali-worshipping, Thugee territory, survival depends upon trust. Fighting for their lives, the pair close in to their elusive quarry only to discover the horrifying truth behind their mission. With death and danger on all sides, is it too late to save themselves?

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Shortlisted for CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2014.

M. J. Carter is a former journalist and the author of two acclaimed works of non-fiction: Anthony Blunt: His Lives and The Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three Empires and the Road to World War One. M. J. Carter is married with two sons and lives in London.

General Fields

  • : 9780241966556
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.245
  • : July 2014
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 21mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : October 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : M. J. Carter
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 823.92
  • : 352