The Silence of Sin  (Paperback, Ashfaq Ahmad)

There are nights when silence weighs heavier than screams. The Silence of Sin is a collection of crime-lit stories that explore not the act itself, but what remains after — the trembling hand, the unsteady breath, the heartbeat that refuses to slow. Across cities and shadows — from Kathmandu’s quiet alleys to the deceitful shimmer of Goa, from Lucknow’s narrow lanes to the sleepless nights of Mumbai and Pune — these tales follow people who crossed a line they thought they understood. Some for love. Some for survival. Some because sin, once it whispers your name, never lets you go. These are not stories of villains or heroes, but of ordinary lives caught between impulse and consequence. When the blood dries and the lies fade, what lingers is silence — a silence burdened with guilt, regret, memory. The Silence of Sin invites you into the psychological aftermath of crime, where darkness is not loud— only patient.