The Deceivers

William Savage, a district officer for the East India Company, prided himself on his closeness to the people, until he discovered the grove of slaughter... Strangled victims, smashed bones doubled up in shallow graves beneath the trees, these are the bloody hallmarks of a secret cult of Indian bandits - the Thugs or Deceivers. Torn between his loyalty to the company and his young wife, William resolves to cut out the cancer eating his district. But his journey to the dark heart of a death-cult means more than official investigation. It means becoming a Thug, a strangler for Kali, goddess of destruction...