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Chief architect of the Taj Mahal, Ustad Ahmed Lahauri has been kidnapped, leaving work on the construction unfinished. Emperor Shah Jahan now has to find a new architect for his dream project. But the ghost of his dead empress, Mumtaz Mahal, is determined not to let any other architect work on her mausoleum. She summons the DOA detectives and commands them to find the missing architect before it’s too late and she’s saddled with as hideous tomb for eternity.
Soon the detectives discover that there is much more to the Ustad’s disappearance than a mere kidnapping. There is a traitor in the imperial court who will stop at nothing till he fulfils his evil designs! Who could it be? Will the detectives be able to stop his wicked plans? Will they be able to ensure that the magnificent Taj Mahal gets built?
Imprint: India Puffin
Published: Sep/2011
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Imprint: Penguin Audio
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Imprint: India Puffin
Published: Sep/2011
ISBN: 9788184755039
Length : Pages
Chief architect of the Taj Mahal, Ustad Ahmed Lahauri has been kidnapped, leaving work on the construction unfinished. Emperor Shah Jahan now has to find a new architect for his dream project. But the ghost of his dead empress, Mumtaz Mahal, is determined not to let any other architect work on her mausoleum. She summons the DOA detectives and commands them to find the missing architect before it’s too late and she’s saddled with as hideous tomb for eternity.
Soon the detectives discover that there is much more to the Ustad’s disappearance than a mere kidnapping. There is a traitor in the imperial court who will stop at nothing till he fulfils his evil designs! Who could it be? Will the detectives be able to stop his wicked plans? Will they be able to ensure that the magnificent Taj Mahal gets built?
Born in Mumbai, Sonja has lived in Africa, Middle East and USA. Copywriter, columnist and novelist, she co-hosted and successfully organized the Pune International Literary Festival 2013.
Sonja currently resides in Pune, India, with her three rambunctious children, a golf-crazy husband, Cheetos and OJ, the frisky family
cats, and madcap friends, always hoping to travel the world through her stories. Her books include Potion of Eternity, Pearls of Wisdom, Trouble at the Taj, Revenge of the Pharaoh, Full On Fashionista and 'Graveyard Grouse', a short story in the anthology Bad Moon Rising.
She truly believes that a sense of humour makes life sparkle and that a bit of dreaming can make magic happen! To know more about her upcoming work, do visit her author page on Facebook or at www.sonjachandrachud.com