Spies & Spice story continues in this sequel, A Web of Lies.
Victor has a different battle on his hands now!! To unravel the web of lies his enemies have successfully trapped him under, so that he can prove his identity and eventually avenge his me...
As the title clearly states, this is a sequel to my previous story "Spies and Spice" and unless you read that first, you will not understand anything that is happening in this story. So, please check out the first book Spies n Spice here
https://my.w.tt/oGcWmeqUz1
Now, if you have already done and dusted with the first book, then I hope that this new book will be equally fascinating to read.
For all my new readers, a happy hello and to all my old readers, welcome back.🙏
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Another year!! you might roll your eyes.. but the truth is, I published the Prologue of Spice n Spice almost a year ago, back in December 2018.. So you can imagine how excited I was about telling this story, which had been in my head for almost 18 months...
But I was writing another book at that time, so I had to finish that book before I could embark upon this ambitious project.
I say ambitious, because I was writing about a subject that I didn't have much knowledge about. So, I had to dig in to any article and news item to get a feel of how Indian Intelligence agents work.
Through this book, I will try my best to dwell into the thrilling adventures of spies and the various facades they wear to deceive and win over their enemies, but also attempt to unmask the person behind that facade.
And if you think I am being too pompous to use Harry Potter analogy, that is not my intention at all.. I am a diehard fan of J K Rowling and the Harry Potter world, and all the references and innuendos are just a mark of appreciation and love I have for that series.
And who knows? I might write a seven part book on this subject and characters... okay okay lets not get too carried away!!
And the cover for this book, just like the previous one, has been made by @lildanyul Thank you, once again. She is a prolific writer too...
This book or series may not have thousands of reads, but the enthusiasm and love shown by the select few readers has given me so much confidence and motivation to write this book exactly as I planned it to be...
As all mystery thrillers go, you might get hundred doubts and questions as you read this multi layered story, and most of the times. I may not be able to answer your questions.... but please bear with me.
Also as all mystery thrillers go, there will be lot of plot twists and you may not like all of them.
The climax and the unfolding of the plot is worth waiting for ( hopefully) 😂
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Now, here is a sneak peek into the first chapter of S n S - A Web of Lies
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DJ's House 9 PM
DJ was staring blankly at the ceiling as he lay slumped on the couch in his living room.
He refused to take calls from anyone including Sharath Nair, who had called repeatedly to offer his sympathies. He knew, just like everyone, how close Tanvir was to DJ and what his loss meant to him.
Suman, who sat next to him, pleaded with her son once again, "Dhano, please listen to me. Drink this coffee at least. You haven't eaten anything since yesterday. Beta, you need to be strong now. I know that nothing I say or do would bring Tanvir back, but please don't do this to yourself."
Sunny, who somehow managed to escape from the Dhaba, sat near the feet of DJ and cried, "Haan DJ Bhai, Please don't do this. Kick me or kill me if you want. I already feel dead for leaving Tanvir Bhai and our men out there at the dhaba... but what could I do ?? We were attacked from all sides! And I repeatedly asked Tanvir Bhai to stay near the car till we were back, but he didn't listen. I don't know why he went towards that unfinished building. And Munnah... we never found Munnah.. I don't know if he was arrested by those policemen or he mislead us on purpose. I never knew Munnah much. It's so confusing."
"It wasn't your fault Sunny. You did what you needed to do. I am this close to blowing the head off that Rajiv for killing our dear Tanvir. And why the hell Tanvir wasn't warned that IB was coming for him? What was that Bastard Ashwin doing? And what about..." DJ bit on his knuckles to control himself.
Suraj Chacha who was watching him silently, came forward and patted on his shoulder.
"Beta, please listen to Bhabhi and have something.. We have been through all this ten times. They were responding to an alert by the surveillance team or something which means all the IB agents who were present got the alert. There was hardly any time to call Tanvir or us because Rajiv and another IB agent were with them in the Car. But I am wondering where Munnah is? Because from what Ashwin told me, Munnah wasn't in custody. I spoke to Ashwin just few hours ago when he was still in the hospital with Rajiv. Apparently, he didn't go home since yesterday, as their boss Ajit Doval requested him to start working on Tanvir's case. Once his boss realized this and yelled at him and the rest of the agents who were still in hospital, they all went home to freshen up for few hours.... And he promised me that he will try to take over the interrogation of our guys so that they are not tortured."
"DJ Bhai, I can assure you one thing. Those bloody IB guys can try as they want. But our guys who are in custody, Naresh and Rizwan, they wont open their mouths, no matter what. They are loyal to Tanvir Bhai and you." Sunny said proudly.
DJ's eyes welled.
He got up slowly and reached Sunny to hug him lightly. He turned to Suraj Chacha and said, "Chacha... these guys are my real family, the people who are willing to go to any lengths for protecting me. And what am I doing in return? I can't even go and claim Tanvir's body so that I can bury his body properly and pay my respects. What's the point of my existence?" A lone tear escaped his eyes.
Suraj Chacha wrapped his shoulder around DJ.
"We all know where we are going to end up, once we are in this business, isn't it? Tanvir was a brave man. He couldn't sit at home and do nothing; it was eating him away. And we still don't know what happened clearly..."
DJ cut him short and declared, "I am going to kill that Rajiv, trust me."
"Yes, we will avenge his death for sure. But for that, we need to eat and drink first. Come let's go. Bhabhi too hasn't eaten anything and you know that it is not good for her health at this age." Suraj Chacha persuaded gently and led DJ and other men towards the dining area.
