... THE CURSE OF KALI Historical Drama set in India By Audrey Blankenhagen ‘GOD I... ...SSAGE OF INDIA’ E.M. Forster, 1924 This book is a work of fiction. Places, events, and situations in this story are purely fictional.... ...ictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental. © 2002 by Audrey Blankenhagen. All rights reserved. No pa... ...you afraid of the spirits you murder?’ Thuggee: ‘Never, they cannot trouble us.’ Sleeman: ‘And how do they not trouble you?’ Thuggee: ‘Are... ... find Rosita. She knew that at this time of day the Spanish woman would be sitting by the kitchen range with her sewing. ‘Darling Rosita, I wonder w... ...ayas. There in the distance, the stupendous backdrop of the world’s highest mountains stretched, range upon range, towards the heavens. The paths w... ...ty at the time and for his loyalty was appointed diwan, that is to say, revenue collector of this province. Eventually the Nawab’s forebear became t... ...‘Needless to say, part of my job here as Resident, is to maintain the company’s influence in this province, which is of immense strategic importance... ...e, she stripped down to her underclothes and poured some warm water from a china jug into a wash basin on the marble-topped washstand. She never fai...

...THE CURSE OF KALI is a historical fiction set in 19th century India by Audrey Blankenhagen. The exotic beauty of India, her British rulers living in splendid isolation; the opulence and intrigue of a Muslim Royal Court; the machinations of a sinister cult of Kali; the horrors of the Indian Mutin...