The Ninth Victim
The Ninth Victim
by Atharva Inamdar
The Ninth Victim is a crime & mystery book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Amateur Sleuth. A compelling mystery that challenges readers to piece together clues and uncover the truth alongside its characters. Crime fiction reflects society back at itself through the lens of justice and its failures. Written in 2023 and published in 2024 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 76,957 words across approximately 308 pages.
The amateur sleuth focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader crime & mystery genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
This is a big book — 76,957 words, roughly 308 pages, and around 6.4 hours of reading time. Books this size have room to go places shorter works cannot. Layered worlds, complex ideas, extended character arcs — all possible at this length. If you like to sink deep into crime & mystery, this one gives you the space to do it.
About the Author
Written in 2023 when Atharva Inamdar was 26, The Ninth Victim comes from the final year before the comeback. After years of writing with no publisher willing to handle a catalog of 1,500+ books, this crime & mystery work represents persistence through industry rejection. The crime and mystery writing — 25 titles — reflects an interest in justice and its failures, themes that echo through the non-fiction work too.
Publication History
The Ninth Victim was published on March 16th, 2024, one of 12 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Completed in 2023 and published the following year, The Ninth Victim had a short gap between writing and release. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-48218-53-7. 2024 saw 114 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
The Ninth Victim is one of 25 books in the crime & mystery category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other crime & mystery titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The amateur sleuth focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-48218-53-7
- Year Written
- 2023