MONEY IS EVERYTHING, UNTIL YOU HAVE IT.
Down to his last penny, Joy finally gets a taste of his deepest desire: a boatload of money. Out of nowhere, on an ordinary afternoon, he wins the lottery—but before he can even reach his wallet, a grip tightens around his neck. Wealth is a game for the victors, but for the poor, as Joy soon finds out, it is better kept a secret.

Within the week, Joy makes it onto the front pages of every news outlet, as his charred body is pulled from a burning building. It is consumed alongside breakfast and completely digested by noon. The police are sure of themselves, and the news cycle swiftly moves on. However, Daksh, 17, is not convinced. In his professional line of fact-checking, he has learned but one thing: fool him once, and it's the news; fool him twice, and it certainly is the police. Suffice it to say, he isn't the biggest believer. But how long can he hold out in the face of mounting evidence? Find out as this shaky little boy tries to infiltrate the world of tough men, big guns, and the silly lies that keep this city from falling apart.

A Blot of Joy is a character-driven mystery that plots Daksh and Joy as part of this Ultra-Paranoid modern India, where rumours are used to conceal the truth, and quietly asks, “What's with the hush-hush, after all?”