Lalita Shastri saw that her husband's body did not appear to have been dead for a short while. His face was bloated and dark bluish. The body was swollen and had odd cut marks. Blood was dripping from the garments, pillows, and bed linens. Lal Bahadur Shastri's face was abruptly covered in sandal paste when the family members voiced their concerns. Yet, the debate over whether India's second prime minister's death was indeed caused by a heart attack erupted. CIA, KGB, or insider involvement in Lal Bahadur Shastri's killing was alleged at the right time. Anuj Dhar constructs a horrific narrative that goes against the evidence in this first-ever in-depth investigation of the lingering Shastri death mystery.