A mystery rooted in folklore, buried secrets, and a murderous island memory.
Some roots run too deep to stay buried.
When Inspector Alisha Desai returns to her ancestral homeland of Île de Céleste, she expects a quiet posting and a fresh start. But a body beneath a sacred banyan tree—and a silver coin left like a calling card—marks the beginning of a chilling pattern.
As more deaths follow, Alisha and her team are pulled into a web of forgotten land deals, colonial ghosts, and a decades-old secret her grandfather once tried to expose—and paid dearly for.
Set against the lush, haunted backdrop of a fictional Indian Ocean island, Whispers of the Banyan Tree blends slow-burn mystery, magical realism, and island folklore into a gripping literary crime novel.
Perfect for readers who love Tana French, Shamini Flint, or The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
(Number of pages: 140)
