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Ruby Gupta writes crime and espionage thrillers that weave real investigations with human vulnerability, moral ambiguity, and unexpected twists. Her acclaimed novel The Secret of Leifeng Pagoda, inspired by the mysterious deaths of Indian nuclear scientists, is currently being adapted for screen. She is also the author of No Illusions in Xanadu (Bloomsbury) and A Degree in Death, which was longlisted for the Crossword Book Award.

A former journalist, Gupta brings a reporter’s curiosity and precision to her novels, grounding them in research, atmosphere, and lived detail. She was honoured as the International Writer-in-Residence at the Agatha Christie Festival in England—an experience that deepened her engagement with global mystery-writing t ...more

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Where Stories Begin: In the Gaps Between What Is Said and What Is Silenced

Every book I have written, whether a crime mystery, an espionage thriller, or a work of nonfiction — has begun in the same place: a small, unsettling gap between what is known and what is hidden.

Sometimes it is a line in a newspaper that contradicts another report.
Sometimes it is a scientific detail that shouldn’t logically fit.
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