The Rampur Raza Mystery

Libraries evoke the imagery of rows and stacks of fiction and thriller books, among others. But what if a library itself becomes a central figure of a mystery thriller! Welcome to the intriguing story of The Rampur Raza Mystery presenting a fictionalised account of some rare manuscripts such as the Ramayana and the Quran which go missing. The plot thickens when Sassy, a detective, is hired to crack the mystery behind the heist. Read on to find out how it all unravelled giving insight into the syncretic culture that the Rampur Raza Library and the city around it portray. Manjiri Prabhu holds a Doctorate in Communication Science and is a short-filmmaker, an award-winning international author and the Curator & Founder-Director of two international festivals- Pune International Literary Festival and International Festival of Spiritual India (for Humanity & Wisdom). Credited for "Exoticizing the occident through intrepid, compelling storytelling" by Dr Shashi Tharoor, she has authored 20 books, directed over 200 children's TV programmes and more than 50 short fiction and travel films. A master storyteller, Prabhu has been acknowledged as a pioneer in India among women writers of mystery fiction, who has been on the literary horizon for more than three decades.