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Debut novel · eBook and paperback · 6 November 2026

Nothing in the Blood

A literary investigative thriller by Ajay Singh Tomar. An investigation. A hidden history. A truth that refuses to die.

Paperback pre-order ₹399 (tentative). The eBook is ₹199 on Amazon from launch day, 6 November.

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Cover of Nothing in the Blood by Ajay Singh Tomar: a red and blue DNA strand over a classified case file

The authors

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Ajay Singh Tomar

Fiction · Thrillers

Engineer, MBA and automotive technology leader for over three decades, writing since he was twelve. Nothing in the Blood is his debut novel.

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Career

Ajay Singh Tomar holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering and an MBA. Over three decades in the automotive industry, he has held engineering and technology leadership roles at Indian and global multinationals.

Writing

He began writing at twelve with Hindi poetry, contributing technical articles to engineering journals and NGO newsletters in Hindi and English. He has also composed over a hundred songs on relationships and social issues.

Fiction

Drawing on his technical background and interest in history, forensic science, criminal investigation, and human psychology, he brings the same rigor to fiction. Nothing in the Blood, his debut, is a literary investigative thriller that weaves together police procedure, forensic science, legal drama, and suspense against a contemporary Indian backdrop.

Life

He enjoys cricket, spirituality, mythology, and reading. He lives in Greater Noida with his family and is writing his next novel, Draupadi’s Ledger, an investigative thriller inspired by Indian mythology.

Dr. Rashmi Singh

Non-fiction · Co-author

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