The Glass Coffin Paradox- Book 1 (Critical Mass)
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The Glass Coffin Paradox- Book 1 (Critical Mass)

This story contains themes of: assault, cheating, depression, domestic violence, drug use overdose

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Copyright


Copyright © 2025 Bhanushree Agarwal

All rights reserved.


No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.


This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons—living or dead—is purely coincidental.


Cover design and concept © 2025 Bhanushree Agarwal

First published on Inkitt in 2025

Summary

What if the dead could whisper through silence… and science was the weapon? In a high-security lab sealed tighter than a vault, a tech magnate is found dead—no wounds, no trace of a killer, and no way in or out. The only witness? A shattered frequency no human ear can hear. Disgraced physicist Dr. Nivaan Rao is pulled out of exile to investigate the impossible. Brilliant, bitter, and haunted by a past explosion that ruined lives—including his own—he sees patterns where others see chaos. Partnered with Inspector Ayesha Mehra, a razor-sharp detective with secrets of her own, Nivaan must decode a murder buried in science, silence, and sabotage. But as they unravel the paradox, one name echoes louder than all others: Karma. The truth could redeem them—or destroy everything they have left.

Status
Complete
Chapters
21
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
Age Rating
18+

Series Introduction

Welcome to the world of Critical Mass—where every equation is a clue, and every crime defies logic.

In this razor-sharp series of standalone scientific thrillers, disgraced physicist Dr. Nivaan Rao is forced into the world he never wanted to return to—the world where science, secrets, and death intersect. Each case is a riddle wrapped in impossibility: locked rooms, vanishing suspects, murders with no weapons. The only way out? His fractured genius—and a partner who doesn’t trust him.

Teaming up with the unshakeable Inspector Ayesha Mehra, Nivaan must confront the shadows of his past while unraveling crimes that can only be solved by those who understand the hidden language of the universe.

But behind every mystery lurks a silent force known only as Karma—watching, waiting, and pulling the strings of a conspiracy that could end them both.

Each book is a standalone case. The truths they uncover are anything but.

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