Bombay, 1831. Freshly arrived from London, Alexander Martin reports to his new boss at the Indian Political Service—a government agency whose function is little more than helping the East India Company expand its grasp upon the Indian subcontinent. From the start, the enthusiastic and idealistic young man displeases the British establishment, and is shunned by Bombay''s polite society. Until, that is, until several of its members begin disappearing, forcing Alexander to investigate…