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A Cut-Like Wound
Series: Inspector Gowda
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A Cut-Like Wound
A series of murders in the streets of Bangalore, India, set in the mysterious world of hijras, the local transgenders.Introducing Inspector Borei Gowda 49, going to seed, and at odds with those around him, including the wife, son and everyone in the police hierarchy.
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It's the first day of Ramadan in heat-soaked Bangalore, and a young man begins to dress: makeup, a sari, and expensive pearl earrings. Before the mirror, he is transformed into Bhuvana. She is a hijra, a transgender person seeking love in the bazaars of the city.
What Bhuvana wants, she nearly gets: a passing man is attracted to this elusive young woman, but someone points out that Bhuvana is no woman. For that, the interloper's throat is cut.
This becomes a case for Inspector Borei Gowda, a man going to seed and at odds with those around him, including his wife, his colleagues, and even the informers he must deal with. As the investigation unfolds, more corpses appear and Urmila, Gowda's ex-flame, are added to this spicy concoction of a mystery novel.
A Cut-Like Wound by Anita Nair is a gripping tale that intertwines crime, passion, and societal challenges, all set against the backdrop of a vibrant Indian city.
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A Cut-Like Wound by Anita Nair is more than just a tale of a clever cop pursuing a serial killer; it's an intricate exploration of a killer's psyche, drawing readers into a web of unexpected empathy. The narrative delivers intense, vivid depictions of murder, juxtaposed with the protagonist's visceral reactions, while offering startling moments of revelation that plunge readers into shock. The character development of Inspector Borei Gowda reflects a blend of realism and wish fulfillment, making the anticipation for further installments both exciting and torturous.
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ISBN: 9781908524362
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 May 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 364
About the Author
Anita Nair lives in Bangalore and is a prize winning, internationally acclaimed author, playwright, essayist, lecturer and literary personality. Her novel Ladies Coupe, first published in the US ten years ago by St. Martin's Griffin, is a feminist classic which has been published in thirty languages all over the world. The Daily Telegraph called it 'one of the most important feminist novels to come out of South India'. The movie adaptation of her previous book, Lessons in Forgetting, has just won the Indian national award for the best feature film in English language, and an Indian language film based on this new book is already being discussed. Anita Nair has never shied away from the darker underside of life but Cut Like Wound is a new departure for her into noir and literary crime. St Martin's Press has recently published her latest novel, The Lilac House, in the US.
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