The Maharajah's Monkey — Natasha Narayan

Dark secrets at the maharajah's palace...
Lost treasure and a bear attack in the Himalayas...
And a naughty Indian monkey, filled with an ancient evil...

When world-famous explorer Gustav Champlon disappears just before a trip to India to find lost treasure, Kit Salter is determined to discover why. Tiny footprints in Gustav's room put her on the trail of a naughty Indian monkey. Before long she and her friends are aboard a steamer to India, on a quest to find the monkey and save Champlon. Welcomed into the palace of the boy Maharajah, a fabulous adventure ensues: Tiger hunts, court intrigue and a mountain expedition to find the lost paradise of Shambala...

A second fantastic story in a wonderfully exotic setting from an exhilarating writer.