Now a major television series from Apple TV+ starring Charlie Hunnam! "It took me a long
time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make
but the heart of it came to me in an instant while I was chained to a wall and being
tortured." An escaped convict with a false passport Lin flees maximum security prison in
Australia for the teeming streets of Bombay where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide
and faithful friend Prabaker the two enter the city's hidden society of beggars and gangsters
prostitutes and holy men soldiers and actors and Indians and exiles from other countries who
seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere. As a hunted man without a home
family or identity Lin searches for love and meaning while running a clinic in one of the
city's poorest slums and serving his apprenticeship in the dark arts of the Bombay mafia. The
search leads him to war prison torture murder and a series of enigmatic and bloody
betrayals. The keys to unlock the mysteries and intrigues that bind Lin are held by two people.
The first is Khader Khan: mafia godfather criminal-philosopher-saint and mentor to Lin in the
underworld of the Golden City. The second is Karla: elusive dangerous and beautiful whose
passions are driven by secrets that torment her and yet give her a terrible power. Burning
slums and five-star hotels romantic love and prison agonies criminal wars and Bollywood films
spiritual gurus and mujaheddin guerrillas-this huge novel has the world of human experience in
its reach and a passionate love for India at its heart.
