The Nizam’s Tear – Paperback

An 80-carat royal blue diamond. An 8 second electrical blackout. An impossible theft in a room guarded by twenty four armed commandos.

Inside the grand Crystal Ballroom of South Mumbai’s historic Raj Mahal Palace Hotel, the world’s elite watch in awe as The Nizam’s Tear; an iconic teardrop diamond radiating cobalt fire is unveiled. Surrounded by motion sensors, high-frequency laser barriers, and bulletproof glass, it is considered the most heavily guarded artifact on the subcontinent.

Then, the power grid dies.

For about eight seconds, the ballroom is swallowed by pitch-black silence. When the backup generators hum to life, the diamond has vanished into thin air.

Called in to take command of the sealed crime scene, Inspector Dev Kamat faces the most sophisticated heist of his career:

• Two Hundred Suspects: Diplomats, gem moguls, and royalty trapped behind locked mahogany doors.
• Zero Breaches: No physical entry, no shattered glass, and no cut wires.
• An Inside Conspiracy: A master electronic fob missing from a high-security vault and an engineering staff with secrets to hide.

As monsoon rain batters the Mumbai coastline and the city’s corrupt power brokers attempt to shut down the inquiry, Dev must dissect the heist piece by mechanical piece. But the mastermind behind the theft isn’t just an art thief; they are a ghost with deep roots in coastal intelligence who will eliminate anyone who uncovers the truth.