YELLOW LIGHTS OF DEATH

Benyamin

Translated by Sajeev Kumarapuram

In this novel by Malayalam writer Benyamin, two friends, Christy and Jesintha, witness the killing of a young man. When Christy discovers that the murdered man was his school classmate, he tries to follow up on the investigation. But the police deny such a crime ever took place. The setting alternates between the archipelago of Diego Garcia and peninsular India as the mystery deepens, delving into the heart of early Christianity in India.

Penguin Books India, 394 pages, Rs 399