Shadow of memory

A locked room. A dead judge. A cassette playing his own name.Fifteen years ago, Inspector Armaan Qureshi survived the Riverbank Massacre a horrific fire that killed seven children. He was the sole witness. The case was closed. But when a retired judge is found dead at precisely 3:17 AM, Armaan discovers a cassette recorder on the desk. It plays his name. And a chilling message, You forgot the eighth child. As Armaan digs deeper, his own memories begin to betray him. A hidden photograph shows eight children, not seven. A mysterious doctor claims Armaan wasn't the survivor - he was the experiment. And a cryptic voice whispers the most terrifying truth of all"You were never the eighth child. You were the ninth." Now, Armaan must race to unlock a memory that was deliberately erased. But the truth comes with a deadly price if he remembers who he really is, he might lose his mind forever. For fans of Shutter Island and Dark Matter, this is a twisting thriller about identity, trauma, and the lies we tell ourselves to survive.