num_pages: 320
description: The story shows how British officer and colonial administrator William Savage comes to know about the thuggee cult, infiltrates their society, learns their ways and code of communication, and destroys them by capturing or killing their key leaders. During his travels with the thuggee he almost falls prey to the cult's ways as he comes to experience the ecstasy of ritual killings.
language: English
title: The Deceivers
titlecomplete: The Deceivers (Film Tie-in)
genres: Adventure, India, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 303
places: India
series: The Savage Family Chronicles
publisher: Sphere Books