Preface
Welcome to City of Ashes.
This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, locations, and events depicted in this novel are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1990s Mumbai, *City of Ashes* is a story of power, loyalty, betrayal, and love in a city where every decision comes with a price. Amid the rise of organized crime and shifting alliances, lives become intertwined in ways no one can foresee.
This novel explores the choices people make when family, ambition, and destiny collide. Every character walks a different path, believing they are fighting for what is right.
In the end, the truth is never as simple as it first appears.
Welcome again to the City of Ashes.
