"A rollercoaster... ideal for Agatha Christie enthusiasts" the creator of The Bangalore Detectives Club, Harini Nagendra Harith Athreya, an experienced investigator, is back, this time to look into some mysterious thefts that have been occurring at a riverside dig in distant Bundelkhand, a region rich in myth and history. According to local lore, anyone who steps foot on the nearby island of Naaz Tapu will be forever cursed. The consequences of an archaeologist defying local legend are quick and lethal. Is the death the product of the fabled curse or a more straightforward murder? In order to prevent the curse from happening again, Athreya must separate fact from mythology.