Code Name Lucifer

by Shirish Thorat, Savio Rodrigues

When a post-doctoral paper titled ‘The Persistence of Grief’ reaches the Intelligence Bureau, it triggers a chain reaction with global repercussions. The paper details terrorist attacks in India, leaving deep psychological scars as the masterminds remain unpunished. The document becomes the catalyst for Operation Black Lotus, a top-secret mission to eliminate those responsible for the deadliest acts of terror in the last 40 years. Sanctioned in secrecy, the mission sends a clear message: If you attack us, we will hit back—anywhere, anytime. The responsibility falls on ‘Lucifer’, an enigmatic operative known only to the NSA. Tasked with assembling a team of ‘Fallen Angels’—renegade agents willing to defy all laws— Lucifer begins a relentless hunt for the terrorists. As bodies pile up in the Maldives, Canada, the UK, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, global intelligence agencies are thrown into disarray, unsure of who is behind the trail of blood. In this deadly game, Lucifer and his team constantly need one more elimination, walking the fine line between hunter and hunted.

250 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2025

Reviews

[Amit Bagaria · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a very important missing piece in the book. There were supposed to be two operations — Operation Black Lotus, that would take out terrorists who had plotted, financed or executed terror attacks on Indians; and Operation White Lotus, that would integrate psychological outreach and community support initiatives to convince citizens that they were being avenged. However, after the beginning, there is no mention of Operation White Lotus at all.

Also, there are some unnecessary repetitive sentences throughout the book.

Other than these two points, it is a fantastic thriller and is surreal, as all the names of terrorists killed by Lucifer's Fallen Angels are of real people who have in real life been killed by "Unknown Gunmen" or died by mysterious unnatural causes.