The Towers Of Silence

Book 3 of the 'Raj Quartet' sequel to 'The Day of the Scorpion' (10450). It is the last, bitter days of World War II and the British Raj in India is crumbling. The English wives, mothers and widows of the officers are embroiled in the ongoing conflict. With their old beliefs and assumptions under increasingly virulent attack, all eyes are upon Captain Merrick and the British military to protect them in this troubled time.