A celebrated architect vanishes just days before unveiling Pune's most ambitious riverfront redevelopment project.
There is no ransom demand.
No sign of struggle.
No body.
Only an abandoned studio, an unfinished blueprint, and a trail of architectural clues that refuse to make sense.
When private detective Ashwin "Ash" Rao is called to investigate, he discovers that Aditya Kelkar's disappearance is far more than a missing-person case. Hidden within blueprints, survey records, forgotten tunnels, and decades-old engineering drawings lies evidence of a conspiracy capable of reshaping an entire city.
As Ash follows the trail through Koregaon Park, abandoned buildings, underground aqueducts, and confidential archives, he uncovers a network of corruption built on forged land records, stolen intellectual property, and betrayal by those once bound by friendship and professional trust.
Every blueprint reveals another secret.
Every foundation hides another lie.
Every discovery brings Ash closer to a truth someone has spent twelve years trying to bury.
With powerful enemies closing in and time running out, Ash must solve the mystery before history-and the evidence beneath it-is erased forever.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Pune, Shadows of Koregaon Park is an intelligent crime thriller that combines mystery, architecture, forensic investigation, engineering, and psychological suspense into a fast-paced detective novel filled with twists and unforgettable revelations.
The second standalone novel in The Ashwin Rao Files, this gripping investigation proves that sometimes the strongest foundations are built on the biggest lies.
Some secrets are hidden in files.
Others are buried beneath concrete.
The truth is waiting beneath the foundations.
Continue the investigation with Shadows of Koregaon Park.