About the Author ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------ix

PART I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

chapter 1: The Corpse on the Shore -------------------------------------------------------3

chapter 2: A Meeting of Minds -------------------------------------------------------------- 8

chapter 3: The Frontiers of Innovation – When Plants Glow ----------------------12

chapter 4: Clues in the Morgue --------------------------------------------------------------16

chapter 5: Echoes by the Sea -----------------------------------------------------------------19

chapter 6: A Love Lost, a Life Transformed ----------------------------------------------25

chapter 7: The Deadly Connection --------------------------------------------------------- 31

PART 2 37

chapter 1: Whispers in the Dark ------------------------------------------------------------ 38

chapter 2: The Enigmatic Hacker ----------------------------------------------------------- 48

chapter 3: Tangled Evidence ----------------------------------------------------------------- 55

chapter 4: Shreya Gaekwad – The Unyielding Force --------------------------------- 62

chapter 5: The Lawful Hackers – Justice Within the Law ----------------------------73

chapter 6: Silent Whispers, Hidden Truths ----------------------------------------------77

chapter 7: Meeting with Iyer – Echoes of Revelation ---------------------------------85

chapter 8: The End of the Beginning ------------------------------------------------------ 92

PART 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 99

chapter 1: The Ayushman Mehta Story ---------------------------------------------------100

chapter 2: The Shadow of Innovation ------------------------------------------------------102

chapter 3: Shadows of the Past --------------------------------------------------------------106

chapter 4: The Summit of Minds -------------------------------------------------------------110

chapter 5: The Growing Divide---------------------------------------------------------------- 113

viii Mumbai Experiment – Project Genesis: A Sinister Invention

chapter 6: The Quiet Storm ---------------------------------------------------------------------116

chapter 7: Project Genesis – The Dark Path----------------------------------------------- 120

chapter 8: The End of a Beginning ------------------------------------------------------------124

PART 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 127

chapter 1: The Russian Experiment ----------------------------------------------------------128

chapter 2: The Russian Connection -----------------------------------------------------------142

chapter 3: The Turning Point ------------------------------------------------------------------- 148

chapter 4: The Moscow Gambit ----------------------------------------------------------------154

chapter 5: The Meeting ----------------------------------------------------------------------------172

chapter 6: The Unraveling ------------------------------------------------------------------------175

PART 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 181

chapter 1: A Tangled Beginning ---------------------------------------------------------------- 182

chapter 2: The Joint Investigation Begins --------------------------------------------------- 191

chapter 3: Raghu’s Discovery – The Twists of Truth -------------------------------------195

chapter 4: Shadows Over Morjim, Goa ------------------------------------------------------198

PART 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 213

chapter 1: Silencing the Truth ------------------------------------------------------------------ 214

chapter 2: The Arabian Abyss ------------------------------------------------------------------ 222

chapter 3: The End of Ivan Novikov – The Silent Escape ------------------------------ 230

chapter 4: The Price of Ambition -------------------------------------------------------------- 232

PART 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 235

chapter 1: The Fall of the King  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 236

chapter 2: The Raid on Mehta Mansion ---------------------------------------------------- 240

chapter 3: Mumbai – The Unbroken Spirit -------------------------------------------------249

Seshadri is a seasoned engineer with 35 years of leadership experience in public and private steel mills in India and abroad. After an illustrious career, he transitioned into consulting and found a renewed passion for storytelling. In just three years, he has authored seven captivating books, including Stranger Moments, Eclipsed-Darker Moments Revealed, Earth Reimagined, Mystique, Vikram & Betal in a Futuristic World, and Verse by Verse, a profound collection of poetry. He also regularly contributes to several online platforms, sharing his creativity with an ever-growing audience.

An award-winning artist, he brings the same depth of emotion to his literary works as his visual art. His stories and poems reflect a unique blend of realism and abstraction, capturing life's joys, challenges, and mysteries.

Residing in Mumbai, Seshadri continues to inspire through his writing, art, and enduring passion for creativity. Connect with him at seshadri90@gmail.com to explore the world he vividly brings to life.