Can an unexpected turn of events, including a mystery, guide you towards a sense of purpose in life? Mandira Sharma (Mandy), a recent medical school graduate, doesn't feel passionate about her residency in internal medicine and feels devoid of a general sense of purpose in life. Currently, her happiness revolves around making new friends and spending time with them at work or outdoor venues. Her general feeling of isolation and disinterest in her medicine residency accentuates when her two close friends go overseas, and someone she loves and cares deeply about decides to part ways. She navigates through her daily routine devoid of zest or enthusiasm, trying to cope with the current painful scenario.
However, tragedy strikes again when during a blackout at a psychology workshop venue, two meeting attendees find Mandy's friend and psychology graduate student Latika's body floating in a pool on the premises. An investigative team launches a detailed probe into the crime's motive and modus operandi, and the cohort of meeting attendees, including Mandy, come under the lens of suspicion.
Can Mandy help solve the case? Will she find a sense of purpose?
PASSAGE FROM THE BOOK
After what seemed like another half-hour, I heard a siren wailing in the distance. The sound reached a crescendo before diminishing in amplitude, if not pitch. Approaching us was a wheatish-complexioned tall lady in uniform with her hair in a top-knot. A taller chubby man with a French beard, dressed in formals, followed her.
"Hello. I know this is an extremely distressing situation for you all. I'm Inspector Geetika, and this gentleman here is sub-inspector Samar." She announced politely, albeit with authority. "Where is the body? Can anyone identify the victim for me, please?"
"She's Latika, my friend. We came to this workshop together. In the later part of the afternoon, things went downhill, there was a massive power cut, and we didn't confine ourselves to one spot...", despite being incredibly shaken up and traumatized, I had no clue how I coherently mouthed phrases.
"Who was the first person to see her?"
"It was Aalia and me. We ventured outside in the dark and walked towards this pool because it seemed to be reflecting light. When we approached the border, we saw her." Simran spoke in a monotone.
Inspector Geetika knelt at the pool boundary and shone torchlight on the corpse. "Poor girl. She must have drowned after slipping into the water since it was too dark to figure out directions. We will know more about this accident or foul play after the post-mortem examination."
"We will be sealing the pool area. We will have two officers stationed here so that there is no tampering," Samar quipped in. "There is a lady officer in the van who will be searching your belongings and doing a pat-down. This pool and entire backyard is a crime scene. It's probably a murder scene."
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