CRIMSON MIRAGE
Babujee
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GENRE: Political Psychological Thriller
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BLURB:
Naïve Passionate Dangerous.
Manush is all of these—and more. Caught between the heat of first love
and the fire of revolution, he confuses desire with destiny and activism with
annihilation. What begins with tender hope ends in blood-soaked betrayal.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of Calcutta’s Naxalite uprising,
this haunting debut novel unravels the journey of a boy-turned-assassin—his
convictions twisted, his soul scarred, his story unforgettable.
The author grew up in the heart of this upheaval, witnessing firsthand
how political fervor tore through families and futures. Crimson Mirage is not
just fiction—it’s a reckoning. A meditation on blind love, brutal reprisals,
and the elusive promise of freedom.
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Excerpt One:
WASH YOUR HANDS!” the ice-cold voice cut through the
stillness of the crisp mountain air and broke through his zombie state.
Manush didn’t remember how long he had been sitting on the
rock!
The sun had slid slowly, silently below the horizon of the
San Bernardino Mountains. The wind was freshening. The clouds riding the salty
air of the Pacific Ocean were changing shade, from angry yellow to flaming
crimson, in the harsh, upward glare of a late sunset hour. Venus was still the
brightest speck in the sky in the midst of the orange-gold scatter of softly
gathering twilight.
From not too far off, a mountain goat with cloven
hooves—browsing brush and low-growing shrubs—sidled up to him, fixing its
malevolent, yellow gaze on him. Far overhead, a homebound chickadee went
‘chickadee-dee-dee’ as it traced its solitary path eastwards.
To the northwest, the cliffs fell sheer to the ravine below,
their surface unbroken. The shadows were lengthening across the vast valley
lying snugly among the hills. And now, there were blotches of darkness slowly
eating away the green. But the full umbra of the sun’s retirement was yet to
descend upon the sprawling, rugged landscape.
“Wash your hands!” the voice was insistent in its urgency.
Manush sat upright with a start. He convulsed—first in
astonishment, then with fear—as he looked incredulously at Jeevan.
Jeevan was smiling… his usual shy, reassured smile. He had
not aged at all! His thick black hair swept back from his forehead, the
creaseless, unblemished young skin on his face a contrast to the light growth
of hair on his chin. Jeevan looked just like the post-mortem photograph the
police had shown him.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
The author is a
professional who grew up in Kolkata during the turbulent times that serve as
the backdrop of this novel. He has written short stories and articles. This is
his debut novel. More of his writing at babujee.substack.com/archive.
Website: https://mailchi.mp/996745dceee3/crimson-mirage
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Mirage-Red-Road-Romance-ebook/dp/B0FNKXKRFD/ref=sr_1_1
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ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting my novel Crimson Mirage. For more insight and background information, look up my Substack page. Here is my latest blog https://babujee.substack.com/p/death-thou-are-my-lover. Feel free to ask any questions.
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