Using the real-world "moonscape" of Hampi to create a sense of isolation and wonder.
The title suggests a lush, evocative mystery or a sweeping historical romance set in the heart of South India. The Synopsis La Joya De Karnataka Laura Morales epub
The heat in Karnataka was a physical weight, different from the dry sizzle of Seville. Laura wiped the grit from her forehead, her fingers stained with the ink of her notebook. Before her lay the Virupaksha Temple, its towering gopuram reaching toward a bruised purple sky. Using the real-world "moonscape" of Hampi to create
Laura discovering that her great-grandfather, a traveler in the early 1900s, left a trail specifically for her to find. a traveler in the early 1900s