Akash is devastated when his wife Nisha dies of cancer, leaving him all alone to raise their fouryear-old daughter, Sara. He finds it impossible to deal with the void in his life, and coping withthe demands of being a single parent makes the situation worse. The crisis affects his professionallife as well, which, too, takes an unexpected turn.

On a cold December morning, a white woman is found murdered in a cheap hotel in Paharganj, New Delhi.Vicks Menon, an out-of-work journalist, is tipped off by the hotel''s receptionist and is the first to arrive at the crime scene, where he discovers a lead. It''s the bus ticket used by the dead woman two days earlier. But Vicks is battling personal trouble. He has no money, an alcohol problem, and a nearly broken relationship with Tonya, his estranged live-in partner, a clinical psychologist who specializes in profiling hardened criminals. Moving in and out of the shadows, Vicks pushes his investigation harder as it takes him from Udaipur to Bangkok. On his side, for resources, he has a nameless intelligence operative, and to read minds, a lover who is beginning to trust him again. But above all, his instinct to stay inches ahead of death will be the key to his survival. If Vicks lives, this is one story that will change his life forever.

Akash is devastated when his wife Nisha dies of cancer, leaving him all alone to raise their fouryear-old daughter, Sara. He finds it impossible to deal with the void in his life, and coping withthe demands of being a single parent makes the situation worse. The crisis affects his professionallife as well, which, too, takes an unexpected turn.

On a cold December morning, a white woman is found murdered in a cheap hotel in Paharganj, New Delhi.Vicks Menon, an out-of-work journalist, is tipped off by the hotel''s receptionist and is the first to arrive at the crime scene, where he discovers a lead. It''s the bus ticket used by the dead woman two days earlier. But Vicks is battling personal trouble. He has no money, an alcohol problem, and a nearly broken relationship with Tonya, his estranged live-in partner, a clinical psychologist who specializes in profiling hardened criminals. Moving in and out of the shadows, Vicks pushes his investigation harder as it takes him from Udaipur to Bangkok. On his side, for resources, he has a nameless intelligence operative, and to read minds, a lover who is beginning to trust him again. But above all, his instinct to stay inches ahead of death will be the key to his survival. If Vicks lives, this is one story that will change his life forever.