Death in the Rain

Death in the Rain is the first book in Andrew D. Levine’s Kabir Joshi & Ananya Rao Mystery Series, a Mumbai crime mystery 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.

Police officer Ananya Rao is drawn into the investigation, forcing her to balance procedure against evidence that increasingly points beyond a simple death. Together, Kabir and Ananya follow a trail through Mumbai’s political and financial establishment, where influence can shape both the investigation and the story the public is allowed to hear.

Set against monsoon-soaked Mumbai, Death in the Rain blends investigative journalism, police procedure, financial crime, political corruption, and murder mystery.

For readers of Indian crime fiction, Mumbai mysteries, investigative thrillers, and Indian noir.