Killer in the Shadows!

by Amit Nangia

Inspector Abhay Pandey, Uttar Pradesh Police, sheherAllahabad. If you read newspapers, naam toh suna hee Maintaining public order, ordering the hawaldars, patrollingin my jeep and giving rides to women in Haseeno ko bachaana, gundon aur politicians ki bajaana.Fir chhamiya party mein nachna-gana.I like murder investigations the way I like my women –mysterious, complicated, and with a (killer) body.A Naina Sinha received a threatening phone call, followedby an attempt to kill her. I found Naina with a blood-stainedknife at her house. Has she killed someone?A An unidentified body is found in the public toiletwith Naina’s photograph and a huge sum of money. Was he outto kill her?A There is a dark secret from her past that Naina is unableto remember. Does the secret hold the key to solving the case?As new secrets are unravelled, I begin to realize that everybodyfrom her past has something to hide.This is much more than a simple murder case.Come, let’s find the Killer in the Shadows!

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2015

About the author

Amit Nangia, who has been working in a brand marketing team in a leading MNC for over13 years, is a traveler by passion and a writer by choice and explores the hidden shades of life through his writing. Climbing the rocks, gliding in a parachute, bungee jumping or making cocktails; nothing could elevate his spirits as much as writing did. He wrote his first fairy tale at the age of seven. He completed his first book in 2011. After facing numerous rejections for three years, he was left disheartened. It was when one of his friends inspired him to write for a Pan India Short Story Competition which he eventually won, Amit decided to continue his love for writing.