Mumbai Avengers by S Hussain Zaidi

Mumbai Avengers by S Hussain Zaidi

Retribution for 26 / 11

Five years after 26 / 11, the siege of terror in Mumbai that brought the country to its knees, India still seeks justice. The terrorists who planned it have disappeared into the darkness they emerged from, and Mumbai seethes with fury.

All the Indian government has achieved is the establishment of counterterrorism committees. But one man will stop at nothing in his quest to avenge the dastardly act. Retired Lt Gen. Sayed Ali Waris of the Indian army masterminds a covert mission with a team of daredevil agents: a sharp policeman, a suave tech expert, a cerebral scientist and two battle-hardened army officers. They strike like lightning even as they are pursued by the Pakistani army and the ISI, combing through every land and possibility in pursuit of the deadly killers. From Sweden to Istanbul, through Dubai, Pakistan and Singapore, they annihilate the perpetrators with single-minded focus, veiling the deaths as natural ones to save the Indian government diplomatic and political embarrassment. The stakes have never been higher.

This is a nifty, edge-of-your seat thriller with an intricate plot and jaw-dropping twists. As Waris and his team navigate untold dangers towards a nail-biting climax, will Mumbai be finally avenged?

Hussain Zaidi is India's best-known crime novelist. Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Bombay Mafia, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, Black Friday, and My Name Is Abu Salem are among his best-selling works. He has worked for the Asian Age, Mumbai Mirror, Mid-Day, and Indian Express, and has experience in investigative, criminal, and terror reporting. He's also an associate producer on the HBO film Terror in Mumbai, which is based on the Mumbai terror attacks on 26/11. In Mumbai, he lives with his family.