Books By Harini Nagendra

Fiction:

A Nest of Vipers
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A Nest of Vipers (2024)

The third novel in the award-winning Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy involved in a dangerous plot that endangers the life of the visiting Prince of Wales.

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Murder Under a Red Moon
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Murder Under a Red Moon (2023)

The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy uncovering a new murder during the blood moon eclipse.

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The Bangalore Detectives Club
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The Bangalore Detectives Club (2022)

The first in a charming, joyful cozy crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing detective Kaveri and her husband Ramu. 

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Nonfiction:

Shades of Blue: Connecting the Drops in India’s Cities (2023)

by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli

In this passionate and extensively researched tribute to the elixir that sustains us all, authors Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli take us on a panoramic view of the water bodies of India and the urgent need to address their emergent ecological threats.

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So Many Leaves

So Many Leaves (2022)

by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli

Some leaves are tiny, others are not. Some taste sweet, others bitter. There are so many different kinds of leaves around us. Leaf through the leaves of this book about leaves.

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Cities and Canopies

Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities (2019)

by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli

What lies at the intersection of history, culture and ecology in urban India? Trees. They are our roots: their trunks our pillars, their barks our texture and their branches our shade. Trees are nature’s own museums.

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Nature in the City

Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future (2016)

In a rapidly urbanizing India, what is the future of nature conservation? How does the March of development impact the conflict between nature and people in India’s cities? Exploring these questions, nature in the city examines the past, present and future of nature in Bengali, one of India’s largest and fastest growing cities. 

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