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    "description": "Murder is no laughing matter.\n\nYet a prominent Indian scientist dies in a fit of giggles when a Hindu goddess appears from a mist and plunges a sword into his chest.\n\nThe only one laughing now is the main suspect, a powerful guru named Maharaj Swami, who seems to have done away with his most vocal critic.\n\nVish Puri, India\u2019s Most Private Investigator, master of disguise and lover of all things fried and spicy, doesn\u2019t believe the murder is a supernatural occurrence, and proving who really killed Dr. Suresh Jha will require all the detective\u2019s earthly faculties. To get at the truth, he and his team of undercover operatives\u2014Facecream, Tubelight, and Flush\u2014travel from the slum where India\u2019s hereditary magicians must be persuaded to reveal their secrets to the holy city of Haridwar on the Ganges.",
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