Loot at Paris

A novel by AFP KozhipattMadurai, 1799. Paris, 1925. Two centuries. Two oceans. One trail of blood - and the wrong men are already following it.On a quiet street near the Palais Garnier, a battered picture frame hangs in a café no one notices. Behind its patinaed glass, folded into a canvas older than the Republic, lies a secret men have killed for and empires have buried: a thread connecting the burning palaces of Madurai to the smoky cafés of Jazz Age Paris, and a fortune the world believes vanished the night the Rajas fell.Kathir knows none of this - yet. He pours coffee, keeps his head down, and asks no questions. But an old journal, a Swiss mercenary who walked out of the smoke carrying more than he should, and a child wrapped in a Yali-striped shawl are about to pull him into a chase across two cities and two centuries.He has only days to save his heritage of centuries. The others hunting the same secret have money, power, and history on their side - and they have no intention of letting a café owner reach the treasure first.Loot at Paris is a propulsive historical thriller about empire, betrayal, and the treasures that refuse to stay buried - perfect for readers of Dan Brown, Kate Mosse, and William Dalrymple's The Anarchy.