‘A propulsive mystery and a layered portrait of familial love and dysfunction, The Inheritance is a story of privilege and buried secrets that’s impossible to put down.’ Tracy Sierra

‘Deliciously dark with chilling characters and a brilliant setting. This is a pacy, page-turning thriller.’ Sarah Pearse

‘Tense, atmospheric. I couldn’t put it down and WOW – the ending!’ Ruth Mancini

On a private island off the west coast of Scotland, the Agarwals gather for a much-awaited family reunion…

Raj, the patriarch and business tycoon, who has six weeks to decide how to split his petrochemicals empire between his three children.

Shalini, the fragile mother, who longs to see her family healed.

Myra, the eldest daughter and golden child, who, unbeknownst to the family, is on the brink of bankruptcy.

Aseem, the son and supposed heir, who must choose between his wife and his family.

Aisha, the fun-loving youngest daughter, who is tired of being treated like a child.

And Zoe, the outsider whose #Instaperfect life is built on a foundation of lies.

They’ve all got secrets that they would die to protect.

But only one of them is capable of murder.

I am an author and a diplomat, currently serving as Director, The Tagore Centre (Embassy of India, Berlin). In the past, I have worked as a business consultant, fashion designer, trend forecaster, and lecturer.

I wrote my debut novel whilst on Faber Academy’s novel writing course. The idea for Your Truth or Mine?, a psychological thriller about a dysfunctional marriage and a missing woman, grew out of a single image: a happily married woman discovering that her ‘perfect’ husband has been having an affair. I wanted to write about the shock of infidelity in a marriage in which one partner’s version of the truth completely contradicts the others and the subtle, and often crippling, forms of emotional and psychological control that often go unnoticed, all of which is brought into sharp focus as the protagonists find themselves enmeshed in an investigation.

For my second novel, Can You See Me Now?, I drew upon the true story of a famous scandal that erupted at my own high school in Delhi and quickly changed India. It’s a psychological thriller about an intoxicating female friendship, power and privilege, set against the backdrop of Indian politics.

My third novel, The Inheritance, a psychological thriller about a family holiday that ends in murder, will be published in early 2025 by Penguin Random House.

I grew up in New Delhi and now live in Europe.