Shut The Lights
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A dark and unpredictable tale of family secrets... and the lengths we go to, to save the ones we love.
For lovers of non-formulaic domestic noir suspense.
For this family, the lockdown came as a blessing.
On 24 March 2020, with merely a four-hour notice, the Indian government declared a three-week lockdown as a containment measure for COVID-19. In terms of scale and severity, this lockdown was unparalleled worldwide. However, quite unexpectedly, for a family of four, cooped up in a plush Mumbai apartment, it came as a blessing.
On the face of it, Suvini, Mridul, Damien, and Tara belonged to an upper-middle-class family, with its typical privileges and pressures. But inwardly, each of them held a dark secret that threatened to derail their very existence. And the shutting down of everything had given them the unique opportunity to get away with it.
Or not.
Inspired by actual events.
For readers of Herman Koch, Elizabeth Haynes, and Leila Slimani.
Smita Bhattacharya
Traveler, author, consultant, and—attempting to be—creative nomad, Smita Bhattacharya lives and works in Mumbai, India. Her psychological thriller novel Dead to Them was published by Story Mirror in January 2018 and is gathering rave reviews. Her other two books, He Knew a Firefly and Vengeful, rank among the top 100 Asian Literature & Fiction on Amazon.com. He Knew a Firefly was a 2016 Indie Next Generation Book Award Finalist in the global multicultural category. Her short stories have appeared in Indian and international publications (The Statesman, DNA, Fiction Magazines, Chicago Literati, Litro.co.uk, Eastlit, Earthen Lamp Journal, Elsewherelit, Tall Tales, Slink Chunk Press, Planet Scumm, Pithead Chapel). More about her can be found at www.smitabhattacharya.com
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