What if the truth is the most dangerous illusion? When Rati wakes up in a secluded Himalayan resort, her boyfriend, Ayaan, is gone. No one?not the staff, not the guests, not a single soul?remembers Ayaan ever being there. Is Ayaan real, or has Rati?s mind conjured him from her darkest fears? Inspector Vipin arrives to investigate, but the deeper he digs, the more the case spirals into chaos. A fractured family with dark secrets, souls with shifting motives, and Rati?s haunting memories weave a tangled web of deception and paranoia. Was Ayaan ever real? Does Vipin solve the quagmires? And why every answer leads to more questions? In this mind-bending psychological thriller, every possibility unravels into a chilling twist. When nothing is certain, how do you trust even your own mind? Dare to question everything you believe? The Fifth Hour review in The Times of India ?The Fifth Hour is the mind-bending thriller of the year, that will leave you breathless.?