THE GOLDEN NECKLACE: A DARJEELING TEA MYSTERY,
my novel for upper elementary readers, releases October 7, 2025 from
Charlesbridge. The cover was designed by Maithili Joshi,
who also created interior illustrations, and shimmers with gold foil touches in the hardcover copy.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Set within a tea plantation in Darjeeling, 7-10-year-old readers are transported across the world to a politically and culturally rich setting, following our brave heroine, Sona.
Sona, a 12-year-old Nepali girl, has struck up a friendship with Tara, the niece of the greedy tea plantation manager who has promised Tara’s hand in marriage in order to get his hands on her inheritance of precious jewelry. Then Tara’s golden necklace goes missing. The search is on for the culprit, and Sona must use all her wits in order to prove it wasn’t her beloved brother, Samiran Daju, who stole it.