India, June 13 -- A syringe, a jungle floor and an enemy unmasked, The Trojan Horse opens with a jolt and never lets up. Sanjukta Nandy and Rupali Sebastian pull readers straight into a dangerous, emotional, and high-stakes mission where nothing is predictable and trust is earned in blood.

At the centre is Special Agent Isha Srivastava, part of STF19. Her assignment is clear, bring down LalTara, a powerful criminal network dealing in arms and narcotics, headed by the terrifying Bishen Rao. This mission carries the weight of a personal history. Years ago, her father, also an agent, crossed Rao and paid with his life. Isha's journey is driven by loss, anger, and a fierce need to finish what he started.

And then comes Sangha, Rao's most tr...