Murder in the Pettah

Book excerpt: What Was Dorothy Bell Doing In The Pettah In The Middle Of The Night? Who Drove That Knife So Precisely Through Her Heart? When The Body Of A Young English Girl Is Found In One Of The Oldest And Least Attractive Sections Of Colombo, These Are Only Some Of The Questions That Pop Into Cv S Mind. And When, To His Surprise, Her Father Comes And Offers Him The Job Of Finding The Murderer, Cv, A Computer Whiz On Leave From The Us, Finds Himself An Unlikely Detective. Aided By His Cousin, The Gorgeous Supermodel Maggie Van Der Marten, And His Old And Eccentric Aunt Maud, Cv Begins To Ask Questions, Only To Realize That He Has A Surfeit Of Suspects. As Cv Uncovers Layer Upon Layer Of Lies, Cover-Ups And Secret Assignations, He Also Finds Himself Falling Hopelessly In Love. But There Is No Time To Lose, For There Is Soon Another Murder& · Intricately Plotted Whodunit Written With Rare Wit And Charm. · Provides A Fascinating Glimpse Of Life In Sri Lanka Today.