Chakryabyuhe Prakhar Rudra by Kaushik Roy [Paperback]

Young Prakhar Rudra left home with an insatiable wanderlust, driven by his desire to explore the world. His experiences were as diverse as they were thrilling. In his neighborhood, he shared a deep friendship with Lalmohan Ganguly. Despite Lalmohan being older, their bond never felt the weight of age. Rudra used to share his extraordinary adventures with Lalmohan through vividly detailed or black-and-white picture postcards.

A solitary man, Lalmohan Babu, infused his own imagination into those tales, transforming them into a bestselling mystery-adventure series for children.

But did Lalmohan Babu ever truly know the real Prakhar Rudra?

Years later, an aged Prakhar Rudra returned to Kolkata, seeking a peaceful life in his brother’s household. But little did he know that the ghosts of his past had already laid a trap for him in the very city he thought he could call home.

Not all poems end in rhyme, and not all heroes win their battles in real life. So let the rhythm break and confusion set in.

A web woven as intricately as a spider’s snare,
A past wound lurking, waiting to ensnare.
Who tainted the headless one with sin?
A black horse bears the heat of vengeance within.

Caught in a maze, consciousness will meet its doom,
Has old age finally caught up with Prakhar Rudra’s bones?