{"product_id":"the-satapur-moonstone-9781641291316","title":"The Satapur Moonstone","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Widows of Malabar Hill\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIndia, 1922: It is rainy season in the lush, remote Sahyadri mountains, where the princely state of Satapur is tucked away. A curse seems to have fallen upon Satapur's royal family, whose maharaja died of a sudden illness shortly before his teenage son was struck down in a tragic hunting accident. The state is now ruled by an agent of the British Raj on behalf of Satapur's two maharanis, the dowager queen and her daughter-in-law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The royal ladies are in a dispute over the education of the young crown prince, and a lawyer's counsel is required. However, the maharanis live in purdah and do not speak to men. Just one person can help them: Perveen Mistry, Bombay's only female lawyer. Perveen is determined to bring peace to the royal house and make a sound recommendation for the young prince's future, but she arrives to find that the Satapur palace is full of cold-blooded power plays and ancient vendettas. Too late, she realizes she has walked into a trap. But whose? And how can she protect the royal children from the palace's deadly curse?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSujata Massey \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in England to parents from India and Germany, grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a features reporter for the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Evening Sun\u003c\/i\u003e before becoming a full-time novelist. The first Perveen Mistry novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Widows of Malabar Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, was an international bestseller and won the Agatha, Macavity, and Mary Higgins Clark Awards. Visit her website at sujatamassey.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617604538642,"sku":"9781641291316","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c925ed0-a5da-444e-b103-552566a52b67.jpg?v=1732523141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-satapur-moonstone-9781641291316","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}