The assassins - Jeremy Trafford

Venkataraman stumbled backwards. A knife was stuck in his chest. The hand that held the flower clasped the wound, from which blood was pulsing, spreading through his shirt and down his arm…Clare knows her husband Max is keeping a secret from her and thinks he might be falling in love with their friend Vijaya. When she finds out Max is actually having an affair with Narayan - Vijaya’s brother – the revelation is devastating. Complicating matters further, their friend Tammy declares his love for Clare despite being set to marry Vijaya according to tradition. When assassins strike down an influential political leader in cold blood, Clare and Tammy see everything – and the assassins know it. When the murderers escape, are Clare and Tammy going to be their next victims? “A wonderful novel with a very swift narrative, reminiscent of a cross between EM Forster and Muriel Spark. It resonates spiritually.” – Paul Theroux.