Help identify this book

K. Watman writes:

I am searching for a book, the name of which I cannot recall. The protagonist happens to be witness to a young woman being thrown off the top of a tall building under construction. She falls directly past him to her death. Motivated to investigate, the protagonist discovers that the young woman was the daughter of a building’s prime contractor. She had been killed at the direction of an Indian (as in India) electrical equipment subcontractor who was seeking to sell defective electric motors for the building project. When the prime contractor refused, his daughter was murdered to “motivate” him to change his mind. The murderer is a truly memorable character, a member of an obscure Indian Hill Tribe, a Dhan. I’ve checked; there is such a tribe. He wields a kukri knife (like the Gurkhas), and to describe him as formidable would be a true understatement. Worship of Kali gets mixed up in this story, too.

Anyone have any ideas? It doesn't ring any bells for me.

Comments

[Joseph McCusker]

That would be "Karma" by Mitchell Smith.

[SW]

Wow. No idea.

[David Montgomery]

The person who asked the question confirms that Karma by Mitchell Smith is indeed the correct book.

Thanks, Joseph!