Set in the late 1990s in an unnamed city in India, Ambition’s Curse tells the story of the brutal murder of a young artist Nita. Is she the victim of professional jealousy? Has her relationship with industrialist and hotelier Dhandeep ‘Don’ Fernando played a role in her murder? Navigating the city’s underworld and the world of business, Ricky Dev, the officer investigating the crime, works his way towards the solution. And then another murder complicates the scenario....