Death in the Rain

Death in the Rain is the first book in Andrew D. Levine’s Kabir Joshi and Ananya Rao Mystery Series, a Mumbai crime novel where murder, money, politics, and public reputation collide.

When a powerful political figure dies under suspicious circumstances near Mumbai’s Gateway of India, the official explanation is quick and convenient. Investigative journalist Kabir Joshi does not believe it. What begins as a question about one death soon becomes a larger investigation into hidden records, financial irregularities, institutional pressure, and the people who benefit when the truth is buried.

As Kabir pushes deeper, he crosses paths with Ananya Rao, a sharp former police officer whose instincts and discipline make her both an ally and a challenge. Together, they follow the trail through Mumbai’s rain-soaked streets, official silence, and private arrangements that were never meant to be exposed.

Blending Indian crime fiction, Mumbai noir, political suspense, and investigative mystery, Death in the Rain introduces the world of Kabir Joshi and Ananya Rao — a series built around corruption, consequence, and the danger of asking the wrong question in a city that remembers everything.