The Phantom of Chitpur: Rudraksha Series-1: Where the shadow of history still kills - Couverture souple

Banerjee, Dr. Sayan

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ISBN 13 : 9798164612306

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

THE PHANTOM OF CHITPUR

Where the shadow of history still kills.

Kolkata is a city built on layers of history. Beneath its ancient houses, forgotten alleys, riverside ghats, and crumbling mansions lie secrets that have survived for centuries.

But some secrets were never meant to be uncovered.

On a dark, rain-soaked night in Kolkata, Nabakumar Basu arrives at the home of detective Rudraksha Roy, terrified and desperate for help. His elder brother, renowned historian Shibkumar Basu, has been found dead inside his locked library.

The police believe it was a heart attack.

Rudraksha isn't convinced.

Inside the dead historian's mouth is an ancient coin bearing the image of a severed human head—a sinister symbol connected to the year 1756, when Kolkata was caught in the turmoil surrounding Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on the city.

Then the murders begin.

A mysterious figure known as Kalbhairav appears to be carrying out a terrifying ritual of revenge. His victims are connected to a forgotten piece of Kolkata's history, and each killing leaves behind the same chilling mark.

Rudraksha Roy is no ordinary detective. Armed with razor-sharp observation, cold logic, and an obsession with forgotten history, he believes that every crime has a deeper root.

Beside him stands Anirban Sen, a journalist and Rudraksha's childhood friend. Through Anirban's eyes, the investigation unfolds as the two are drawn deeper into a deadly mystery involving:

• A stolen East India Company diary from 1756

• A lost treasure connected to the fall of Kolkata

• A secret passage hidden inside an old aristocratic mansion

• A mysterious Kalbhairav cult and its terrifying legend

• A coded map leading beneath the city

• Forgotten tunnels beneath historic Kolkata

• And a killer who believes murder is a form of purification

From the old houses of Bagbazar to the archives of the National Library, the narrow lanes of Jorasanko, the silent tombs of Park Street Cemetery, and the underground passages beneath the city, Rudraksha and Anirban follow a trail where every clue leads further into darkness.

But Kalbhairav is always one step ahead.

When the investigation finally takes them beneath the streets of Kolkata, Rudraksha discovers that the mystery is far more dangerous than he imagined. The past has not remained buried—and someone is willing to kill to keep it that way.

Who is hiding behind the mask of Kalbhairav?

What really happened to the lost treasure of 1756?

And can Rudraksha uncover the truth before another life is sacrificed?

The Phantom of Chitpur is the first novel in the Detective Rudraksha Series—an atmospheric Indian mystery thriller combining historical secrets, murder, psychological suspense, secret passages, coded clues, and the dark history of Kolkata.

The investigation has begun.

But knowing the truth is easy.
Accepting it is not always possible.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798164612306
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 147
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