The Dharma Expedient
The Dharma Expedient

Max Devlin is an ex-Gurkha officer down on his luck in Calcutta. When his livelihood and business were expropriated by a corrupt government, he found himself accepting an unlikely proposal, to lead a group of foreign academics into the remotest valleys of Nepal.

Devlin and his Sherpas must guide this unlikely team to complete their mission before the monsoon breaks, bringing flash floods and dangerous landslides. But it soon becomes apparent that these are no ordinary academics. High in the mountains, tensions escalate when Devlin realises his clients are conducting a clandestine extraction operation. Events turn sinister when one of the young Sherpas is discovered dead close to their camp. The assignment is compromised but Devlin's team must rush to complete the mission, now with the Chinese army hot in pursuit.

At the heart of the expedition lies a shocking secret that will rock the spiritual and geopolitical foundations of the Himalayas. It's Devlin's job to complete the mission at the roof of the world, no matter the odds.

From Calcutta's steamy nightclubs to the perilous rock faces of the highest mountain passes, The Dharma Expedient is a breathtaking journey into one of the most beautiful, mystical - and corrupt - places on earth.

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Devlin’s Chakra
Devlin’s Chakra

Max Devlin's chakra is spinning out of control as he gets caught up in a Sino-Indian tussle over a Buddhist treasure trove.



A long-forgotten acquaintance resurfaces to manoeuvre him into agreeing to retrieve the Dalai Lama's earthly inheritance for the Tibetan government-in-exile, but a ruthlessly ambitious Chinese ethnic tsar is bent on grabbing it too.



The ex-Gurkha officer needs to mobilise all his Himalayan contacts whilst foiling Chinese agents who want him dead and eluding Indian police seeking his arrest. His flight from Sikkim—where the treasure is deposited—brings China and India to the edge of armed conflict. In the clandestine proxy war between the Asian giants, Devlin is the most expendable piece on the board.



The Anglo-Irishman is thrown into a Hong Kong jail, awaiting his trial for money laundering which in turn becomes a litmus test for the Judiciary of the former British colony.



A sequel to The Dharma Expedient, Devlin's Chakra is the author's tribute to his readers whose “What happens next?” query inspires him to soldier on.



It is a prescient look at a judicial system renowned as much for its incorruptible judges as the rule of law.

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Neville on his book, The Chakrata Incident



Neville Sarony discusses his newest book, The Chakrata Incident, a prequel to his earlier works, The Dharma Expedient and Devlin’s Chakra. This book marks Max Devlin’s final journey as a British soldier and sets the scene for his and Deepraj’s daring adventures in the unforgiving terrain at the heart of Asia.

The Chakrata Incident
The Chakrata Incident

Major Max Devlin is on a joint SIS/CIA assignment to train an elite unit of India's All-Tibetan Special Frontier Force - the 22s - for covert ops inside Tibet. A welcome escape to Chakrata, North India turns explosive when his US counterpart earns himself a shamanic curse.



Their host, an Indian cabinet peopled by self-serving ministers, is split on where national interests lie. A deviously ambitious intelligence officer waits in the wings. Local politicians whose salacious sons perish at the hands of Devlin and his Gurkha sergeant, Deepraj are in vengeful pursuit.



Once across the border and high on the Himalayas, death and torture await the 22s. Caught in the geopolitical web are three remarkable women - two officers and a combat surgeon - whose courage, faith and skill will be tested to the limits.



Faced with a clash between his principles as a soldier and his cherished career in the Royal Gurkha Rifles, Devlin must decide how the die is cast.



A prequel to The Dharma Expedient and Devlin's Chakra, The Chakrata Incident takes readers back to the past when, at the height of his military career, Devlin is unwittingly parachuted into the beginning of the end.

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