About the Book: Murder In The Monastery

Ace detective Avinash Roy arrives at a sleepy Hill station in Sikkim in the fervent hope that holidaying at a secluded Buddhist monastery up in the mountains will work as a perfect antidote to his jaded, city-weary nerves. And surprisingly, it does.

The crisp mountain air and Long walks through undulating valleys not only rejuvenates him but also rekindle his libido, much to the pleasure of his wife.

On their last night, Roy is faced with a strange request from the head Lama of the monastery. Apparently, a rare invaluable manuscript, the very existence of which is a secret, is missing from the underground vaults of the monastery.

Could Roy retrieve the treasure without others knowing anything about it? As Roy agrees to help the senior monk, he soon realizes that the serene ambience of the place could well be just an illusion.

Beneath its placid surface lurk intrigues, conspiracies, unbridled passion, ambition, religious extremism and elemental fear. Worse, Roys very life is in grave danger, hanging by the proverbial thread…….

About the Author: Barun Chanda

Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Rays Seemabaddha.

Chanda was born in Dhaka in present-day Bangladesh but came to Kolkata at an early age to pursue his higher education. After Seemabaddha, he did not appear in any films for over twenty years. In 1992, he returned to films in Rituparno Ghosh’s debut film Hirer Angti.

Next, he acted in Kalo Cheetah (2004). Since then he has acted in several movies like Tolly Lights, Antaheen and Laptop. Most recently, he played the role of the landlord father of Sonakshi Sinha in the Hindi film Lootera. Chanda is also a writer and has written several books like Coke, a Bengali thriller..