The Adventures of Rhea: The Cobrapost Affair

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Product Description The escapades and adventures of an intrepid reporter Working at The Cobrapost is not an easy job. The intrepid Rhea Baughman, a journalist, an explorer and an all-round adventurer, is the sort of person who can sniff out a good story a mile away. When she stumbles upon a mysterious lead about a drug-trafficking racket in Afghanistan, she finds herself embroiled in a web of deceit. Suddenly, her father is abducted and so are several international espionage agents ... Are all these events connected? With some new friends and a few old enemies, Rhea must rescue her father, dodge the ISI and solve a global crisis ... all the while trying to unmask the Voice, a faceless, ruthless overlord with a sinister agenda. All in a day's work for Rhea, of course. In this brilliant comic book, Aniruddha Bahal's fearless heroine traverses the world of twenty-first-century politics with nothing more than an instinct for trouble and a thirst for adventure. From the Back Cover The escapades and adventures of an intrepid reporter Working at The Cobrapost is not an easy job. The intrepid Rhea Baughman, a journalist, an explorer and an all-round adventurer, is the sort of person who can sniff out a good story a mile away. When she stumbles upon a mysterious lead about a drug-trafficking racket in Afghanistan, she finds herself embroiled in a web of deceit. Suddenly, her father is abducted and so are several international espionage agents ... Are all these events connected? With some new friends and a few old enemies, Rhea must rescue her father, dodge the ISI and solve a global crisis ... all the while trying to unmask the Voice, a faceless, ruthless overlord with a sinister agenda. All in a day's work for Rhea, of course. In this brilliant comic book, Aniruddha Bahal's fearless heroine traverses the world of twenty-first-century politics with nothing more than an instinct for trouble and a thirst for adventure. About the Author Aniruddha Bahal is a journalist and author. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the online investigative magazine, Cobrapost. Born in Allahabad, Bahal worked as a journalist and editor for India Today and Outlook. In 1999, he along with Tarun Tejpal co-founded Tehelka. As a journalist Bahal has reported on a wide range of subjects, from environment to defence, and is best known for his investigations into match-fixing in cricket. Rhea is based on his daughter and her adventures are based on his own journalistic experiences. Neelabh has worked as a publisher, broadcaster, journalist, scriptwriter and producer. He has published nine volumes of poetry, two volumes of criticism, four volumes on the oral history of Hindi literature and several adaptations of plays. He has a deep interest in films, painting, Jazz and Indian classical music.