A. B. Acharya
About A. B. Acharya
I am a neurologist and writer living in St. Louis, Missouri. I specialize in treating migraine headaches, a job that has taught me to listen carefully, notice patterns, and take people’s stories seriously. These skills prove just as useful on the page as in the clinic.
My parents are from Kolkata, India, and I am Bengali by heritage. I understand Bangla well, but my spoken version is atrocious, so I mostly stick to English.
My wife and I are both neurologists. I’m very lucky to be married to my best friend, who is also an excellent editor and proofreader. We have two adult daughters out in the world doing great things, along with two dogs, a rotating cast of fish, and a guinea pig who has outlasted expectations.
When I’m not working or writing, I like to run, play guitar, and read (but not at the same time). My literary preferences lie firmly in nineteenth-century Russian novels, with War and Peace at the top of the list.
My fiction explores ambition, power, and the unintended consequences of human ingenuity. If you’d like to learn more about why I wrote Red Sky, you can find essays and reflections on my Substack.
About Red Sky
A breakthrough drug. A powerful pharmaceutical company. One scientist with something to prove and everything to lose.
Narin Roy was destined for greatness until his career imploded.
When he accepts a position at Harvester Pharmaceuticals, he believes it is his last chance at redemption.
His assignment: develop a revolutionary drug derived from DMTA, the compound behind Red Sky, a notorious and deadly street drug.
At first, the project promises everything Narin has ever wanted—prestige, validation, and a chance to reclaim his reputation. But as he digs deeper, the truth behind Harvester’s research begins to surface. What was sold as innovation masks a labyrinth of corporate secrets, personal vendettas, and moral compromises that grow increasingly treacherous.
Trapped between a charismatic lawyer with hidden motives and an embittered executive obsessed with preserving his legacy, Narin is drawn into a volatile power struggle where loyalty is currency and truth is expendable. As pressure mounts, his grip on reality slips, and the line between scientific obsession and madness blurs.
Complicating everything is Sophie Whitely, a gifted, troubled artist whose bond with Narin becomes both his refuge and his greatest vulnerability. As buried histories surface, their relationship spirals into a collision of desire, distrust, and reckoning.
With lives on the line and no clear way out, Narin must make choices that will define not only his career but also his humanity.
Red Sky is a gripping psychological thriller about ambition, obsession, and the devastating cost of chasing perfection when human lives are at stake.
The Juggernaut Trilogy explores a near-future in which humanity unlocks powers once reserved for gods.
As advances in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and medicine accelerate, the trilogy asks: What happens when our technological prowess grants us powers before we have the wisdom and ethical framework to wield them for humanity's benefit?