The Fires We Become

From the sinister labyrinths of Kolkata erupts a furious juxtaposition-of two righteous wrecks insearch of relevance. The unlikely paths of these failed heroes collide, bound by loss, betrayal and a speck of hope. Johnny,a suicidal, drug-peddling dwarf with a tragic past and nurturing a vendetta against the world, prowlsthe broken streets of Kolkata. Katherine, heiress to the American railroads, battles abandonmentand hangovers with sex, cocaine and Manhattan loneliness. Two broken matches in a world soaked in gasoline. The unhinged duo tear through the underbelly of a city where digging for the truth isn't just playing with fire-it's outright pyromania. But nothing prepares them for what lies ahead, as they stumblefrom one shadow game to the next. Each choice tightens the noose. Each secret brings them closer to a truth they may not survive. Yet inall our lives, there comes a moment when the fires we ignite-and burn in-are the fires we become. Dark, funny, searingly honest and relentlessly human, The Fires We Become is a noir-drenched literary thriller about people rebuilt, happiness reclaimed and souls forged in flames.