Title: Love, Lies and Lust
Subtitle: Death in the Darkness
Description: **In the shadows of Mumbai's glittering high-rises, some secrets are worth killing for. Some truths are worth dying for!**

A passionate extramarital affair with a neighbour that seems to have gone wrong. The wife who is wronged. The wife's brother who is angry. The neighbor's teenage son upset over the affair. Who killed Ranjit Desai?

In the heart of Mumbai's dark underbelly, where power, money and crime inter-vine, the body of Ranjit Desai is pulled from the murky waters of the Mithi river. A respected corporate professional by day and a mentor to slum children by night, is his death an accident? Just another forgotten tragedy in a city that never stops.

But Inspector Joshi isn't convinced. A battle hardened policeman,haunted by his past and drowning in alcohol, seessomething others dont.

Fighting his own demons and a growing dependence on alcohol, Joshi sees something in this case that others miss. Why would a man caught between two loves, his wife Sushma and his neighbour Alka, end up dead after seemingly finding an unlikely peace? What connection could a missing car belonging to influential businessman Ghanshyam Das have to the crime? And why do the street children at traffic signals fall silent when certain respected names are mentioned?

As Joshi digs deeper, he uncovers a web of exploitation that reaches from Mumbai's forgotten street corners to its most exclusive penthouses. What began as a murder investigation becomes something far more sinister. A conspiracy protected by wealth, power, and influence.

For Ranjit Desai died trying to protect the city's most vulnerable children, and his killer walks free among Mumbai's elite.
With time running out and pressure mounting from all sides, Joshi must navigate a dangerous path to justice. But in a city where money buys silence and influence ensures impunity, the truth might cost him everything.

A pulse pounding crime thriller, "Love, Lies and Lust: Death in the Darkness" is a gripping and gritty crime thriller that delves into the stark contrasts of modern Mumbai, exploring themes of justice, redemption, and the price of speaking truth to power. Perfect for readers who enjoy international crime fiction with social depth and moral complexity.
For readers of
Mumbai Noir Thrillers
Indian Crime Fiction
Police Procedural mysteries
Dark Urban Suspense Novels.
Enter Mumbai;s world of crime, corruption and conspiracy. Where the lines between justice and revenge blurs, and no one is truly innocent.
Places: Mumbai, Mumbai (India)