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Culture, History, Duty... and Murder (Dharma Book REVIEW)

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An ancient Indian artifact. A dead archeologist. An attractive art history professor. A dangerous ex. A determined cop. A pair of eager-beaver college students. And secrets, so many secrets.  Sounds like the key elements in a new Indiana Jones tale, doesn’t it? Instead, they’re all part of author Vee Kumari’s first novel, Dharma (A Rekha Rao Mystery) , which I’m joining on a virtual book tour, today!  _______________ When professor Rekha Rao wakes up one Saturday morning, the last thing she expects is a call asking her to assist the police. Actually, make that the next-to-the-last thing; the last thing is what the police want from her, which is to help identify an ancient statue that was used to bludgeon a murder victim, then left atop the body.  The victim? Her mentor and friend, Dr. Joseph Faust, a fellow professor at the same college. Rekha really doesn’t want to get involved, for reasons that go much deeper than the horrifying nature of Faust’s death. He