Out of Order

"A spicy quest tale in an India at once modern and ancient." -- Publishers Weekly

At 27, Jason Talley of Corning, New York, leads an orderly life, processing loans for a mortgage company. Its warmest spot is his friendship with Sriram Sundaram and his lively wife Vidya. One night Sriram secretly confides he's planning a trip home to India to visit his mother and asks Jason to hold her gift, a gorgeous red silk sari. The very next evening Jason arrives home to sirens and cops -- Sriram and Vidya are dead. The cops call it a murder/suicide.

Grieving, Jason decides to fulfill Sriram's quest and books himself a trip to India. There's a gorgeous young train buff named Rachel on the tour, and before he knows it, Jason has cast aside all semblance of order and embarked with her on a perilous journey.

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Praise for Relative Danger
Nominated for the Edgar and Barry Awards
Winner, 2005 Ben Franklin Award for Best Mystery
""Benoit is a rare discovery, and one hopes that he plans to produce more adventure-oriented mysteries with the same skill and energy that propel this excellent debut.""
--Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Praise for Relative Danger
Nominated for the Edgar and Barry Awards
Winner, 2005 Ben Franklin Award for Best Mystery


"Benoit is a rare discovery, and one hopes that he plans to produce more adventure-oriented mysteries with the same skill and energy that propel this excellent debut."
--Publishers Weekly Starred Review



ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A compulsive traveler, occasional scuba diver, and incurable beginner saxophonist, Charles Benoit has worked in education and advertising. He and his wife, Rose, currently live in exotic Rochester, New York. Relative Danger is his first novel. Visit his website at www.CharlesBenoit.com. Read more Continue reading Read less