The Lost Anklet

By Dr V K Chandran

A QUEEN'S ANKLET VANISHES.

AN INNOCENT IS BEHEADED.

A KINGDOM BURNS.

Centuries ago, Kannagi reduced Madurai to soot after her husband was wrongly executed for the theft of the queen's anklet. Immortalised in the epic Silappadikaram, this tragedy stands as a tale of divine justice. But was history built on a false notion?

The question remains unanswered:

Who truly stole the anklet, and why was the conspiracy never broken?

In The Lost Anklet, a historical mystery thriller with a contemporary parallel narrative, the ashes are now stirring.

In the present day, Aadhini is pulled into a chilling, unexplained death. What begins as a search for answers spirals into secrets meant to stay buried forever.

Meanwhile, Murugesan experiences memories that do not belong to him-of ancient courts, of kings like Adhiyaman and Val Vil Ori, of Avvaiyar's verses, and of betrayal that holds the key to a two-thousand-year-old mystery.

As their paths collide, the barrier between eras thins. They unearth a truth that has claimed lives across centuries, and someone is still killing for it.

Some secrets were meant to remain in the flames. But the past is no longer willing to stay silent.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HBD28D81
• ISBN13: 9798905842542
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 8.0"