{"title":"Series: The Bangalore Detectives Club Series","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"murder-under-a-red-moon-by-harini-nagendra-9781408715239","title":"Murder Under a Red Moon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen new bride Kaveri Murthy reluctantly agrees to investigate a minor crime during the blood moon eclipse to please her domineering mother-in-law, she doesn't expect to stumble upon a murder - again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith anti-British sentiments on the rise, a charismatic religious leader growing in influence, and the fight for women's suffrage gaining steam, Bangalore is turning out to be a far more dangerous place than Kaveri ever imagined, and everyone's motives are suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with the Bangalore Detectives Club - a mixed bag of people including street urchins, nosy neighbours, an ex-prostitute and a policeman's wife - Kaveri once again sleuths in her sari and hunts for clues in her beloved 1920s Ford. 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