Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian

This is a story about Jaya Jones a Professor of History in San Francisco who becomes involved in a murder and a treasure hunt, Her friends Tamarind a librarian, Sanjay a magician and Lane her ex boyfriend help her try to interpret a treasure map to recover the Heart of India. The investigation becomes dangerous and leads Jaya to India and back to San Francisco, The storyline goes from present day back to 1905 and 1906, I ;love a book like this and the characters are fun,intelligent and a tight knit loving group. I can't wait to read Artifact the first in this series. Thanks to Net Galley and Henery Press for introducing me to this wonderful author.