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**May 1942 - Madras Presidency, British India**
A heavily guarded military convoy departs the mountains of Kodaikanal carrying thirty-two sealed chests bound for Cochin.
Twenty trucks.
Six armed escort vehicles.
More than one hundred and fifty soldiers.
The mission appears routine.
The convoy never arrives.
Somewhere along the lonely mountain route known as Escape Road, the convoy is ambushed. Soldiers are slaughtered, patrols vanish without a trace, and two senior officers disappear into the wilderness.
Most troubling of all, the thirty-two sealed chests simply vanish.
The official investigation uncovers betrayal within the ranks, secret communications, and links to a hidden network operating in the forests and mountains of southern India during the darkest days of World War II.
Despite massive search operations, no trace of the missing chests is ever found.
No trace of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hatherway.
No trace of Major Wilfred.
As rumors spread through military headquarters, police stations, and remote villages, one question begins to haunt everyone involved:
**What was hidden inside the thirty-two chests that so many men were willing to kill-and die-for?**
Set against the backdrop of wartime British India, *The Mystery at Escape Road* is a historical military thriller filled with ambushes, espionage, betrayal, hidden loyalties, and a mystery buried deep within the mist-covered mountains of the Western Ghats.
**Some secrets survive long after the war ends.**