His latest book, published by Agora Books in October 2020, A WILL TO KILL, is the first in the Harith Athreya series, and is an Agatha Christie-esque whodunit, set in India. RV Raman is the author of the Inspector Ranade and Inspector Dhruvi thrillers, published in India, which are loosely based on his corporate career spanning three decades and four continents. Here’s an introduction to RV Raman, followed by a summary of A Will to Kill. However, now, he’s ready, and he introduces his Harith Athreya series with A Will to Kill. He tells that story in his recent piece for, “Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India”, available here. However, with his first mystery, he didn’t feel ready to follow in the steps of Agatha Christie. RV Raman wanted to write a traditional mystery set in his home country of India.
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