India, Nov. 7 -- Sometimes, love turns sour. But this book turns love into a game of horrors where the line between revenge, angst, and the supernatural begins to blur. That's what happens with Relics of Love, by Kashif Mashaikh.

The story follows Kareem, a secret military agent discharged for his deteriorating mental health as he is haunted by the spirit of his wife, Nahid, who died by suicide after their estranged marriage. With the help of Baba Sen, a medium, he sets out to find seven relics of their love in the hope of freeing her soul. While the tasks to free Nahid's soul grow increasingly disturbing, Kareem's own past makes it difficult to see him as an innocent victim. His history of cheating, lies due to the nature of his job, em...