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A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta
Contributor(s): Theroux, Paul (Author)

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 ISBN: 0547394497     ISBN-13: 9780547394497
Publisher: Mariner Books
OUR PRICE: $16.14  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery
- Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2009014083
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.31" W x 8.02" L (0.58 lbs) 288 pages
 
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When Jerry Delfont, an aimless travel writer with writer's block (his "dead hand"), receives a letter from an American philanthropist, Mrs. Merrill Unger, with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her son's, he is intrigued. Who is the dead boy, found on the floor of a cheap hotel room? How and why did he die? And what is Jerry to make of a patch of carpet, and a package containing a human hand?
He is swiftly captivated by the beautiful, mysterious Mrs. Unger--and revived by her tantric massages--but the circumstances surrounding the dead boy cause him increasingly to doubt the woman's motives and the exact nature of her philanthropy. Without much to go on, Jerry pursues answers from the teeming streets of Calcutta to Uttar Pradesh. It is a dark and twisted trail of obsession and need.
Beautifully written, A Dead Hand demonstrates the powerful evocation of place and character that has made Paul Theroux one of the most perceptive and engaging writers today.

Contributor Bio(s): Theroux, Paul: - PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include The Lower River and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and Cape Cod.
 
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