Play To Kill

Play to Kill by Puja Mukherjee Khattri | Psychological Crime Thriller

Introduction

Play to Kill by Puja Mukherjee Khattri is a gripping crime thriller that combines psychological manipulation, cybercrime, digital deception, and police investigation. Set in Delhi, the novel follows ACP Karan Singh Shekhawat and television producer Anya Aulakh as they become entangled in a dangerous online game where trust can be exploited and lives can be controlled.

About This Book

ACP Karan Singh Shekhawat and his Urban Crimes team are confronted with a disturbing series of cases in which victims are drugged and wake up with no memory of what happened. As investigators search for connections between the seemingly unrelated incidents, the mystery leads them into a world where technology and psychological manipulation are closely intertwined.

At the same time, TV producer Anya Aulakh finds herself targeted by a sinister online game. College students become pawns in schemes controlled by people whose motives are difficult to uncover, while an enigmatic figure known as Mataji presents herself as someone capable of solving people's problems.

As Karan and Anya begin to uncover links between the online manipulation, criminal activity, and powerful interests in Delhi, the investigation becomes deeply personal. The closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes, forcing them to question whom they can trust.

What You’ll Discover

• Mysterious drugging cases: Follow ACP Karan Singh Shekhawat as his team investigates victims who wake without memories of what happened.
• Anya Aulakh's ordeal: Discover how a television producer becomes caught in a sinister online game.
• Mataji: Encounter the mysterious manipulator at the centre of a network built around control, promises, and hidden agendas.
• Digital deception: Explore how online platforms and digital footprints can become tools for manipulation and crime.
• Psychological control: Examine the ways people can be influenced through fear, trust, pressure, and carefully constructed schemes.
• Urban crime investigation: Follow a police team as it pieces together clues across a complex web of interconnected cases.
• Power and trust: Discover how personal relationships and positions of influence can become part of a dangerous criminal game.
• High-stakes suspense: Experience unexpected twists as the investigators and their targets move closer to a deadly confrontation.

Perfect For

• Fans of psychological crime thrillers
• Readers who enjoy cybercrime and digital-deception fiction
• Fans of police procedurals and detective investigations
• Readers interested in contemporary Indian crime fiction
• Those who enjoy psychological manipulation and mystery-driven plots
• Readers looking for fast-paced suspense with unexpected twists

Why You’ll Love This Book

Play to Kill combines a police investigation with a disturbing story of online manipulation, creating suspense on both the investigative and psychological levels. The parallel journeys of Karan and Anya gradually converge as they uncover the people and motives operating behind the deadly game.

With its Delhi setting, contemporary technology themes, tense investigation, and steadily escalating danger, this paperback is an engaging choice for readers who enjoy crime fiction that explores how digital deception and psychological control can turn ordinary lives into high-stakes nightmares.