A late-night call leads Uday Aurora to find Lavinia, his beloved daughter, about to meet a gruesome end. Uday wants justice. His son demands vengeance. While the comatose Lavinia’s condition deteriorates, Uday learns the identity of the real culprit. Distraught and outraged, Uday must choose between justice and vengeance. What will it take for a supremely decent man to abandon his characteristic morality to protect his family while avenging the brutality against his daughter? Especially when money buys nearly everything. Even absolution.

Mahita Vas is an author based in Singapore. Her first book, Praying to the Goddess of Mercy, a memoir on mood swings, was published in 2012. Her first novel, Rain Tree, was published in 2016 and launched at a writer’s festival. This was a local bestseller.