Dead Hand

A Dead Hand is a dark tale of crime in Calcutta, by Paul Theroux.

Jerry Delfont is a travel writer with writer''s block. Lounging in Calcutta one day, he receives a mysterious letter. It comes from an American philanthropist, Mrs Merrill Unger. An Indian friend of her son is in trouble: he woke up in a hotel room with a dead body next to him; he panicked and fled. Mrs Unger would like someone to di...