Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- In A Hiding to Nothing, Chhimi Tenduf-La delivers a slick, unsettling portrait of privilege, paranoia, and parenthood gone awry. At once a domestic thriller and an incisive social commentary, the novel opens with a quiet horror: the sudden disappearance of Devin Pinto, a young boy snatched during a family outing outside Colombo. But Tenduf-La resists sensationalism. No ransom notes. No dramatic police chase. Instead, readers are dropped into a chilling silence, one in which uncertainty becomes the dominant character.Set against the ornamental backdrop of Sri Lanka's high society, a world of manicured lawns, artfully concealed secrets, and emotionally hollow dinner parties, A Hiding to Nothing dissects what happens when...