About the Book: Escape to Nowhere
A whistleblower nervously drops in to share his suspicion about a senior
colleagues involvement in espionage with Jeevnathan, head of the security
division of the Agency, Indias External Intelligence Service. An inquiry is
promptly launched and Ravi, the suspect is placed under an elaborate regime of
surveillance. The investigation subsequently throws up a huge amount of
evidence, showing the suspect stealing sensitive data. As panic sets in,
investigators acrimoniously debate whether to allow the suspect to walk free or
physically force him to own up his crime. For Jeevnathan, the problem also is
how to keep the tiring watchers going and