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Santosh Wagh, chief of Private India’s Mumbai office, balances the demands of a bustling metropolis with a grim new case: women are strangled in a chilling ritual, each death marked by carefully arranged objects. As Wagh and his team track the killer, they confront a hidden threat that could endanger thousands of innocent Mumbai residents.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: James Patterson
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