Synopsis Big Neem, Red Jaguar and Mrs. Samson's Lammergeier by Ranjit Lal refers to three incidents, which, according to Lal’s parents, “are a result of...overheated imagination and too much free time”. They might have added that their son drew his literary inspiration from the likes of Rushdie and Garcia Marquez. Anirudh, a bored and neglected teenager, has a strange set of friends that include “a crochety-voiced” neem tree and a “pretty ghost with leopard eyes” by the name of Ambi. Our young hero sets out on a journey to uncover secrets in the hills, an expedition that turns out to be the most exciting ride of his life. The line between fact and fiction get blurred in this delightful book which is bound to enthrall young and old leaders alike.