The last time detective-sergeant Vijay Patel of Scotland Yard was in India, he swore he wouldn’t come back. But in Bangalore, under extremely strange circumstances, someone kills three young women, and he’s called from London to help the local police. Leaving his fiancée behind, Patel returns to India—into his past… Following the connection between the three murders, he finds a clue: a ring on the finger of the foot symbolizes marriage, and red saris—by tradition—are worn by brides. What was the killer trying to say with this? And then, what unknown weapon did he use? A gunshot wound to the head—yet no exit wound, no bullet… Truly, India is the land of wonders. Very dark wonders, too. And blood here can even freeze in the veins under the hot sun…