The Colossus

Maxine Rosen, a demure, clumsy, Chicago caterer gets more than she bargains for when she discovers her father's coded research document linked to health pills unearthed from the ancient Indus Valley civilization. The pills, she learns, carry frightening secrets about the true nature of her father's death; a truth that may be more than she can bear. Enlisting the help of handsome professor Julian McIntosh, Max travels across the continents to unlock the mystery of her father's research, struggling to keep one step ahead of a powerful German pharmaceutical company who will stop at nothing to keep the disturbing document under wraps. Chicago entrepreneur Maxine "Max" Rosen discovers a coded research document, written by her late father, which is mysteriously linked to ancient tablets unearthed from an extinct Indus Valley Civilization. The tablets' secrets and connection to a powerful German pharmaceutical company with past Nazi ties only deepens the intrigue, and the danger.Max embarks on a journey to decode her father's research and unlock the secret of his death. Enlisting the help of charismatic history professor Julian Pichot, Max follows a tortuous trail that takes her around the globe, from Chicago to London to Pakistan; while trying to stay one step ahead of dangerous elements that want the secrets protected at all costs. Max must brace herself, as her father's research may have an impact far greater than she had ever imagined, and the truth about her father's death may be more than she can bear.A multi -layered, mystery and suspense novel with an all- too- plausible plot.. "Maxine Rosen, a demure, clumsy Chicago caterer, gets more than she bargains for when she discovers her father's coded research document linked to ancient health pills unearthed from the extinct Indus Valley civilization. The pills, she learns, carry frightening secrets about the true nature of her father's death; a truth that may be more than she can bear. Enlisting the help of handsome professor Julian McIntosh, Max boomerangs across the continents to unlock the mystery of her father's research, struggling to keep one step ahead of a powerful German pharmaceutical company who will stop at nothing to keep the disturbing document under wraps. A perfect blend of humor, romance, and suspense, Ranjini Iyer's debut novel throws audiences into this all-too-plausible mystery, hurling thrills and twists that will keeps readers guessing until the chilling finale."-- Provided by the publisher Maxine Rosen, a demure, clumsy Chicago caterer, gets more than she bargains for when she discovers her father's coded research document linked to ancient health pills unearthed from the extinct Indus Valley civilization. The pills, she learns, carry frightening secrets about the true nature of her father's death; a truth that may be more than she can bear. Enlisting the help of handsome professor Julian McIntosh, Max boomerangs across the continents to unlock the mystery of her father's research, struggling to keep one step ahead of a powerful German pharmaceutical company who will stop at nothing to keep the document's disturbing contents under wraps