"A lovely tale of friendship draped in an adventure story, with the theme clearly about identity."
— Whispering Stories
Author
British author of Legal Crime and the upcoming dystopian thriller Perfected Image. My fiction blends emotional realism with high-stakes storytelling, exploring identity, freedom, and the systems shaping Gen Z.
Legal Crime
Written at thirteen, Legal Crime is a coming-of-age psychological thriller that captures the raw intensity of adolescence — the pressure to fit in, the fear of standing out, and the danger of running from the truth.
The story follows sixteen-year-old Fiona Watson, who runs away from home believing she can escape the expectations crushing her. As Fiona navigates unfamiliar streets, fractured friendships, and the consequences of impulsive decisions, she becomes entangled in secrets that force her to confront who she really is.
Beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary teenage life lies a darker reality shaped by manipulation, hidden motives, and the quiet violence of growing up too fast.
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"I could picture the characters and visualise the story ... she ties up the ends beautifully."
— Betanda Shanam, Reedsy Discovery
My Fiction
Every story I write begins with the same question: what happens when the world decides who you should be? In Legal Crime, that pressure is subtle and psychological. In Perfected Image, it becomes systemic, enforced, and inescapable.
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Perfected Image
Perfection is mandatory.
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In a world where identity is state‑regulated and beauty is compliance, five friends discover the cost of refusing perfection.
Genre: Dystopian psychological thriller
Setting: A future world where appearance is monitored, graded, and enforced
Core Themes: autonomy, surveillance, beauty standards, state control
Set in the year 2323, Perfected Image explores a world engineered to eliminate flaws — physical, emotional, and moral.
The World
Humanity lives inside towering CitySpaces, governed by the Perfect Code — a doctrine dictating appearance, behaviour, and emotional expression.
At sixteen, every teenager must undergo the Perfection Trials. Success grants status. Failure leads to disappearance.
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Officially, those who fail the Trials are sent for rehabilitation.
Unofficially… no one returns the same. Some don’t return at all.
SKEAM: The Unregistered
Five teenagers begin to experience something the State cannot predict, measure, or control.
Their abilities are rare. Illegal. Dangerous. Together, they form SKEAM.
Themes
The Harvest is coming.
About Samiksha
Samiksha Bhattacharjee is a Gen Z British author and social commentator. She began writing Legal Crime at age seven and writes to inspire young people to think independently and write boldly.
She is also the host of Samiksha's State of the Debate, a current-affairs show exploring cultural and political issues impacting young people today.
Contact
For direct enquiries regarding Legal Crime, email:
stateofthedebate@gmail.com
For book enquiries, film/TV rights, and PR regarding Legal Crime:
writingandeditingoffice@theconradpress.com