The Arbiter: Mumbai Audit

THE LEDGER IS OPEN.Mumbai is drowning. Under the relentless assault of the monsoon, the City of Dreams has become a graveyard of secrets. The institutions that hold the metropolis together-Education, Law, Media, Healthcare, and Finance-are rotting from the inside out.And someone has arrived to balance the books.When a corrupt schoolteacher is found flayed alive in his classroom, his chest carved with his crimes, Inspector Arun Rao realizes this is not a random murder. It is a notification.Enter The Arbiter.He is not a killer; he is an auditor. He wears a mirror mask that reflects his victims' terror back at them. He does not demand ransom; he demands a confession. From the high-tech newsrooms of Lower Parel to the toxic chemical vats of Chembur, the Arbiter is systematically dismantling the city's elite, turning their own greed into the weapon of their execution.- The Teacher who failed his students.- The Banker who melted the people's gold.- The Influencer electrocuted by her own popularity.- The Minister preserved in a glass cage.As the city plunges into a terrified blackout and the police force collapses under the weight of its own corruption, Inspector Rao finds himself in a race against a ghost who controls the city's infrastructure-its power grid, its hospitals, and its screens.But how do you stop a vigilante when the public is voting for the execution?Dark, visceral, and terrifyingly plausible, The Arbiter: Mumbai Audit is a noir masterpiece that asks the ultimate question: When the system fails, is justice a crime?WARNING: This novel contains graphic depictions of violence, torture, and intense psychological themes. It is intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised.

Pagina's: 349, Paperback, Independently published