Title: Dakhma

Author: K. Hari Kumar

Genre: Psychological Thriller, Horror

Length: 280 pages

Imprint: HarperCollins India

The Blurb

A new city. A new home. A new life. Things seem perfect ... for a while.

A pregnant Anahita moves in to an apartment in Malabar Hill with her husband, eager to begin a new phase in her life. Unfortunately, nothing goes as expected and Anahita begins to witness things she cannot explain.

It's not long before a presence makes itself known in their new home. Appearing after dark the strange apparition leaves Anahita terrified - but determined to find answers. Her search leads to Parizaad: a woman who was haunted by phenomena she believed to be linked to a tower of silence, or dakhma, that is deeply affected by environmental changes.

As Anahita wades further into the mystery around the life and death of Parizaad, she uncovers a devastating secret - one that goes beyond nightmares and corpses.

A spine-chilling psychological thriller, Dakhma brings horror to the heart of the big city. 

About the Author

K. Hari Kumar is a novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of India's Most Haunted and is working on a Hindi horror web series for a leading OTT platform and a Malayalam film. 

About the Book

Set in Mumbai, this psychological thriller has elements of supernatural tied with the Parsi funerary Dakhma, also called the Tower of Silence. 

At the heart of the book is 7 E, Paradise Heights, a high profile residential complex that has secrets and a horrific past. When a pregnant Anahita, hiding her physical condition and navigating her emotional turmoil and psychological trauma moves in, unexplained phenomena makes her go in search of truth.

Environmental issues, politics, power machinations, corporate dealings give the narration a contemporary feel. Mumbai is presented from a insider's view. 

Dakhma is woman-centric, steering adroitly through adolescent anxieties and maternal perspectives. 

This is a racy, well-plotted and evenly-paced must-read for horror and thriller fans. 

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