When Mumbai’s elite gather for a silent auction, the loudest sound is murder. Investigative journalist Kabir Joshi never planned to attend the high-society event at the Royal Opera House. But when a cryptic invitation lands at his doorstep, curiosity becomes compulsion. Hours later, a wealthy businessman lies dead in the VIP lounge—his throat cut, a chilling message left behind.
Detective Inspector Ananya Rao arrives on the scene to find an all-too-familiar face. The two haven’t spoken since the Mehta case—Mumbai’s last scandalous murder. But old scars fade fast when a new corpse enters the picture.
As monsoon rains soak the city, Kabir and Ananya chase a shadowy web of political corruption, offshore laundering, and vanished informants. At its center? Vikram Deshmukh—a man too powerful to accuse, too dangerous to ignore.
In a city that trades favors for silence and justice for spectacle, they’ll risk everything to uncover the truth.
Silent Auction Murder is a gripping noir mystery, steeped in atmosphere and steeped in the corruption of modern Mumbai. Fans of Attica Locke, John le Carré, and international political thrillers will devour this sharp, stylish, and unrelenting crime novel.
About the author
Andrew D. Levine writes the Kabir Joshi–Ananya Rao crime-mystery series, novels set in contemporary India that combine investigative journalism, police procedure, and financial crime. A Certified Public Accountant and former partner at a leading New York accounting firm, he brings a deep understanding of money, power, and institutional corruption to his stories.
His books include Death in the Rain, Bombay Reckless, and Silent Auction Murder, which follow investigative journalist Kabir Joshi and Mumbai Police officer Ananya Rao as they navigate the pressures of crime, politics, and influence in modern India.
Levine is a frequent traveller to India and writes with close attention to place, culture, and detail. He lives in New York and continues work on the next novels in the series.
