Silent Auction Murder

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Mumbai's elite gather for a silent auction the loudest sound is murder. Investigative journalist Kabir Joshi never planned to attend the high-society event at the Royal Opera House. But when a cryptic invitation lands at his doorstep curiosity becomes compulsion. Hours later a wealthy businessman lies dead in the VIP lounge-his throat cut a chilling message left behind.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Detective Inspector Ananya Rao arrives on the scene to find an all-too-familiar face. The two haven't spoken since the Mehta case-Mumbai's last scandalous murder. But old scars fade fast when a new corpse enters the picture.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As monsoon rains soak the city Kabir and Ananya chase a shadowy web of political corruption offshore laundering and vanished informants. At its center? Vikram Deshmukh-a man too powerful to accuse too dangerous to ignore.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In a city that trades favors for silence and justice for spectacle they'll risk everything to uncover the truth.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Silent Auction Murder is a gripping noir mystery steeped in atmosphere and steeped in the corruption of modern Mumbai. Fans of Vaseem Khan John le Carré and international political thrillers will devour this sharp stylish and unrelenting crime novel.</span></p>