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Prisoner of
Yakutsk by Shreyas Bhave
The Subhash Chandra Bose Mystery
Final Chapter
8th to 10th
February
About the
Author:
What
exactly happened to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?
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In 1945, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Leader of the INA leaves Singapore to
take a series of flights, and dies in Taiwan after his plane crashes near
Formosa. Or so it seems.
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In 1947, Mr Mrs Singh, an illustrious army couple, both veterans of the Indian
National Army, are last seen in Delhi, and then never again.
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In 1949, the plane carrying the first deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar
Vallabhai Patel, mysteriously disappears for seven hours.
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In 2012, following the fall of WikiLeaks, a female hacker of the notorious X group
is on the run as most wanted by everyone from Interpol to the KGB
•
In 2015, the millionaire CEO of a Fortune 500 company suddenly resigns and
vanishes from the public eye.
A
set of seemingly unconnected disappearances emerge to be woven into a single
fabric as the answer to one leads to another… In this riveting narrative,
bestselling author Shreyas Bhave, takes the reader on a thrilling adventure to
solve the greatest mystery the Indian nation has known.
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Excerpt:
At
minus 5 degrees celsius, the cold is refreshing and a light hat and scarf are
all that are required to keep you warm. At minus 20, the moisture in your
nostrils freezes and it is difficult not to cough. At minus 35, the air is cold
enough to numb exposed skin, making frostbite a constant hazard. And at minus
45 degrees, metal sticks to your cheeks and tears off chunks of flesh when you
take off your sun goggles. Jay Rasbihari was not wearing any metal, just his
fur coat, but the cold was such that even the plastic earphones in his ears
felt painful as he tugged at them to listen to his contact from HQ. He waited
for the connection to be established. The thermometer attached to his clothes
showed minus 40. His ears had begun to sting. Next would be his legs.
Nevertheless he stood still and waited.
“HQ to Jay.” His contact’s voice filled Jay’s ears. He opened his mouth
to acknowledge the call but realized the cold had caused his throat to freeze.
“Jay here.” He willed the words to escape his mouth.
“Start the GPS on your phone so I can track you,” the voice from HQ
instructed. For a moment Jay felt envious, thinking about his contact sitting
somewhere in warm comfort. Such thoughts were dangerous, he knew. They sapped
one’s will. He struggled to find his phone and struggled to enter the codes
with his numb fingers. “I see you,” the voice from HQ confirmed. “Move
forward.” Jay cursed as he lifted his leg and brought it forward. His foot sunk
into the snow but he pulled it out and continued. Walking up the slope was a
breathless challenge as he climbing at snail’s pace. “Okay, stop!” The voice
from the HQ said once he was on the top of the small hill. Jay halted,
struggling to catch his breath.
“Should
be at your feet,” the voice said. The mist made it hard to see anything. Jay
sank to his knees and groped. He could feel nothing but snow, all around him.
“I don’t see it.”
“Of course
you don’t.” Jay thought he heard amusement in the voice. “Mr. Jay, you’re going
to have to dig.”
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About the
Author:
Shreyas Bhave's love for history since his childhood prompted him
to write his take on the story of Asoka who was one of the towering figures in
the history of India, which has been taken up as ‘The Asoka Trilogy’ by
Leadstart Publishing. The first part of the trilogy called ‘The Prince of
Patliputra’ has been published in January 2016 and the second part called 'Storm
From Taxila' was published in 2018.
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