The Phoenix

NAME: Aryaman Khanna.PROFILE: Ex-intelligence officer Phoenix 5 division Intelligence and Research Wing.STATUS: Released from a high-security prison in Lakshadweep after serving a seven-year sentence for a botched counterterrorism operation led by Director General Amarjyot Bhushan.KNOWN FAMILY: A mother a son and a wife who was attacked before she could publish an exposé about a bioweapon in her newspaper.CURRENT LOCATION: Last seen heading to Mumbai in pursuit of his wife's attackers and on a top-secret comeback mission.MISSION: Foil the bioweapon strike an international terror group has been planning to carry out in Mumbai on the anniversary of 26/11.The Phoenix tells a dystopian tale of espionage and global terror of sleeper cells and double agents of biological warfare and suicide attacks. But at its heart there's a message of hope and one man's love for his family and country. About the Author Bilal Siddiqi is a novelist and screenwriter based in Mumbai. He is the author of The Stardust Affair The Kiss of Life (co-written with actor Emraan Hashmi) and The Bard of Blood a spy novel which he wrote when he was nineteen and which was adapted by Red Chillies Entertainment into a Netflix show. Siddiqi was also the creator of this show and worked on the screenplay. The Phoenix is his fourth book.Social Media Handles: Twitter: @BilalS158Instagram: @billysiddiqiFacebook: @BilalSiddiqiAuthor