S.T.A.L.K.E.D.: A young lawyer's quest for truth

A young lawyer, a difficult boss, top-secret assignment, a killer on the prowl and the quest for the truth. This is the essence of a new novel "S.T.A.L.K.E.D." authored by New York-based attorney Girvani Dhyani.

Tara Bakshi is the young lawyer whose boss is never satisfied no matter how hard she works or how many all-nighters she pulls. When she starts work on the top-secret assignment, Project Emerald, Tara discovers that someone had been tampering with the files and her boss asks her to find the culprit.

As time ticks and Tara uncovers one evidence after another, someone starts stalking her every move. Nowhere is she safe from his prying gaze as he shadows her on the street, in the parking lot, in her own bedroom. The only clue Tara has to his identity is a Zippo lighter with a serpent carved on it.

As events turn darker with back-to-back murders, Tara teeters on the verge of a collapse. What does the killer want from her? Is he hiding behind a familiar face? Even as her life turns into a whirling nightmare that pulls her into its web, Tara must discover the truth before he strikes again. "S.T.A.L.K.E.D.", published by HarperCollins India, keeps the guessing game till the end. It is Dhyani's first book.

PTI