{"product_id":"a-disappearance-in-fiji","title":"A Disappearance in Fiji","description":"\u003cb\u003eA charming and atmospheric debut mystery featuring a 25-year-old Indian police sergeant investigating a missing persons case in colonial Fiji\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1914, Fiji: Akal Singh, 25, would rather be anywhere but this tropical paradise--or, as he calls it, \"this godforsaken island.\" After a promising start to his police career in Hong Kong, Akal has been sent to Fiji as punishment for a humiliating professional mistake. Lonely and grumpy, Akal plods through his work and dreams of getting back to Hong Kong or his native India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an indentured Indian woman goes missing from a sugarcane plantation and Fiji's newspapers scream \"kidnapping,\" the inspector-general reluctantly assigns Akal the case. Akal, eager to achieve redemption, agrees--but soon finds himself far more invested than he could have expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow not only is he investigating a disappearance, but also confronting the brutal realities of the indentured workers' existence and the racism of the British colonizers in Fiji--along with his own thorny notions of personhood and caste. Early interrogations of the white plantation owners, Indian indentured laborers, and native Fijians yield only one conclusion: there is far more to this case than meets the eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNilima Rao's sparkling debut mystery offers an unflinching look at the evils of colonialism, even as it brims with wit, vibrant characters, and fascinating historical detail.\r","brand":"Nilima Rao","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44440601100524,"sku":"9781641294294","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44440601133292,"sku":"9781641295703","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781641294294.jpg?v=1708832174","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/a-disappearance-in-fiji","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}