title: A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta
author:  Paul Theroux 
description: Theroux's latest novel galvanized critics, who found very little middle ground. Detractors pointed to a rickety plot, inexplicably abandoned subplots, flat secondary characters, repetitious imagery, narrative inconsistencies, and tediously long-winded descriptions of Tantric sex. Admirers, by contrast, praised Theroux's richly drawn main characters, graceful prose, and macabre humor. Reviewers also had mixed reactions to his insertion of himself as a character into the story--comic, clever, or clumsy? All agreed, however, that the novel's best feature was its vivid evocation of India, "brought brilliantly, blazingly to life" (Washington Post). A Dead Hand, it would seem, is classic Theroux: loyal fans will enjoy it, but those unfamiliar with his writing should start somewhere else.
zlib_text: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Missing,  
  
  
  Presumed Dead
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Missing,  
  
  
  Presumed Dead  
  
  
  
  
  
  Kiran Manral
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](image_29.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](image_29.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © Kiran Manral 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced,  
  
  
  stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form,
  or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise)
  without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Any person who does any
  unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal
  prosecution and civil claims for damages.  
  
  
  
  
  
  Kiran Manral  
  
  
  asserts the moral right to be identified  
  
  
  as the author of this work
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](image_49.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  An imprint of Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.  
  
  
  7/32, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110 002  
  
  
  Website: www.manjulindia.com, Email: amaryllis@amaryllis.co.in  
  
  
  
  
  
  Registered Office:  
  
  
  10, Nishat 