The Run and Hide

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE BESTSELLING THREE BOOK CRIME TRILOGY THE BROTHERHOOD CHRONICLE BY TEJAS DESAI. THE THIRD BOOK, THE DANCE TOWARDS DEATH, IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2020, SO THE PREVIOUS TWO BOOKS, THE BROTHERHOOD (2012, SECOND EDITION 2018) AND THE RUN AND HIDE (2019) ARE AVAILABLE ON NETGALLEY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THE NARRATIVE IS CONTINUOUS SO IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO READ THE BOOKS IN ORDER. ENJOY!

The latest volume of Tejas Desai's riveting and acclaimed international crime thriller series The Brotherhood Chronicle will transport you around the world. From the lush beaches of Thailand, to the gritty temples of India, to the criminal underbelly of Australia, the political battles of New York City and the business squabbles of the American South, welcome to The Run and Hide.

Niral Solanke, the awkward private investigator from The Brotherhood, is surviving in a sinister Thai underworld when he receives an assignment that reunites him with the Hindu religious organization The Brotherhood and its new leader Bhai.

What follows is a balance of loyalties, a test of wills, and an examination of trustworthy sources as Niral is plunged into a new set of international mysteries and adventures. Along the way we meet crime lords, financiers, detectives, hired killers, politicians, ascetics, military generals, drug dealers, prostitutes and many others including: Rob Johnson, an Australian killer with special, conflicted loves; Bob Macaday, fresh out of witness protection and hankering for action; Apsara, a beguiling Thai stripper with mysterious motives; Duncan Smith, a diamond merchant caught between career and family; Lance Portman, an African-American custodian mired in the grind of New York City politics; and Detective Nat Sachinkowdon, dedicated to his job but tortured by his past.

These characters and others dance along the wire of order and chaos, deities and doom, in the second volume of this compelling and original multicultural noir thriller series.

"At once timely and exciting, Tejas Desai's The Brotherhood Chronicle is a must-read and will keep you guessing."
-Queens Courier

"Tejas Desai delivers another spellbinding, chilling, and complex page-turner...Desai has created with powerful prose a story that is timely, fascinating and told with a variety of nuances that keep the reader thoroughly engaged. The Run and Hide book two of The Brotherhood Chronicle ignites with diversity, immoral dilemmas, and a riveting look at the customs and ways of other cultures. If you want a peek at the Asian criminal underworld, this is the book to read."
-AuthorsReading

"Brilliantly conceived characters populate this engrossing novel and in addition to penning a fast paced thriller, Tejas provides a fine Glossary of Thai, Australian and Indian Terms that are not only ‘enlightening,’ but also vastly entertaining!"
-San Francisco Review of Books

"The depth of writing here is admirable, the characters are nuanced and fully fleshed out, and the descriptions of the underbelly of the world are uncanny and often mesmerizing. The plot itself is intricate, well formed, and showcases the characters, their morality, their emotions, and ultimately their humanity. Solid book and highly recommend."
-Amazon Vine Voice Review

"The Run and Hide is quickly becoming a reader's favorite"
-The London Post

"There is strong ability in creating wonderful and fully realized settings which he shows throughout this book...If the author has not visited these places yet has written so eloquently about them, he is truly remarkable...He shows no plot holes that I can see; and the goals of his MC are met nicely, egged on by action, mystery and suspense...This author is one to follow and I highly recommend his books. I am very excited to read the next book."
-My Book Abyss