Paul Theroux returns to India with a stylish and gripping novel of crime and obsession in Calcutta.In A Dead Hand, Paul Theroux brings to dramatic life a dark and twisted narrative of obsession and need. When Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writers block, receives a letter from a captivating and seductive American philanthropist with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her sons, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story.
Who is the boy found on the floor of a cheap hotel room, how and why did he die what is it that pulls Delfont into this story, and will he ever find the truth about what happened?From the Hardcover edition.
| ISBN: | 9781551993195 |
| Publication date: | 3rd November 2009 |
| Author: | Theroux, Paul |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Format: | Ebook |
Paul Theroux returns to India with a stylish and gripping novel of crime and obsession in Calcutta.In A Dead Hand, Paul Theroux brings to dramatic life a dark and twisted narrative of obsession and need. When Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writers block, receives a letter from a captivating and seductive American philanthropist with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her sons, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story.
Dead Hand features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Dead Hand was written by Theroux, Paul and published by McClelland & Stewart
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