Baby—the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Diwan family’s household help—has been raped and brutalized. Vansh Diwan, a criminal lawyer, finds himself torn between a shot at justice for the girl and a very powerful client. He cannot bring himself to proceed at the risk of all that he has secured for his family. His wife, Priti, distraught and devastated at her husband’s decision, turns to an old friend for help.
Akash Hingorani, top criminal lawyer and best friend to Priti and Vansh, must step up. He is Baby’s last chance. But things quickly unravel as Akash’s probe into the rape suddenly turns into a murder investigation.
This powerful legal thriller moves breathlessly from crime scene to courtroom to lay bare the difference between law and justice.
Vish Dhamija is a British Indian crime-fiction writer who lives in the United Kingdom. According to the Indian press he is “India’s best page-turner” and one of the ten most popular Indian thriller authors. Dhamija grew up in Ajmer, India, where he studied at St. Anselm’s School, Ajmer, and earned his B.Com from Government College, Ajmer. After a few years of corporate life, he left India to attend Manchester Business School, UK. He lives with his wife in London.
Neil Shah is an Audie Award-nominated narrator and voiceover artist who has recorded numerous audiobooks, including I Am an Executioner by Rajesh Parameswaran, The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais, and Stringer: A Reporter's Journey In the Congo by Anjan Sundaram. He is a classically trained actor with an MFA from the Old Globe/University of San Diego program and has appeared on off-Broadway and regional stages, as well as in film and television. Neil currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife.