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The Mauritius Cipher: An Adventure Through Time
Paperback
Publisher: Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass
Published: Sep 10 2025
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Mauritius Cipher: An Adventure Through Time
Dr. Arjun Patel, an Oxford historian, inherits a cryptic journal from his great-great-grandfather-an indentured labourer who arrived in Mauritius in 1872. But this is no ordinary diary; it is a coded map to a hidden history of resistance. As Arjun follows the clues from the crumbling Aapravasi Ghat to the sacred heights of Le Morne Brabant, he uncovers the truth about Le Serpent, a secret network that helped enslaved and indentured people vanish to freedom. His pursuit of the truth makes him a target of Victor Beaumont, the heir to a vast plantation dynasty whose family's power is built on a foundation of brutal secrets. Teaming up with Sophie Lagarde, a sharp-witted local guide with her own personal connection to the island's painful past, Arjun is thrust into a deadly race against time. He must decipher the clues before his ruthless enemies can bury the past forever, in an adventure that reveals the true treasure isn't gold, but a long-buried truth that will shake an entire nation to its core.
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