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A TAUTLY NARRATED POLICE PROCEDURAL, WITH PLENTY OF TWISTS AND TURNS Two victims—a woman lying dead on her bed, a man hanging from the ceiling fan. A suicide note cum murder confession. And a name—Shaunak Sodhi. When the case comes their way, Senior Inspector Saralkar has just been diagnosed with hypertension and PSI Motkar is busy rehearsing for an amateur play. What appears, at first, to be a commonplace crime by a debt-ridden, cuckolded husband, who has killed his unfaithful wife and then hung himself, soon begins to unfold as a baffling mystery. As clues point to a seven-year-old unsolved murder in Bangalore and other leads emerge closer home, Saralkar and Motkar find themselves investigating shady secrets, bitter grudges, fishy land deals, carnal desires, the dead woman’s sinister obsession with past life regression and her husband’s links to a suspicious, small-time god-man, Rangdev Baba. And then, suddenly, the murderer resurfaces and yet another life is in grave danger …. Can Saralkar and Motkar get to the bottom of the shocking motive and stop the killer from committing the fourth murder?

‘TERRIFIC PLOT, A HORRIFIC CRIME! A DISTURBING STORY, NARRATED SUPERBLY.’ — SUJOY GHOSH, DIRECTOR OF KAHAANI AND JANE-E-JAAN MONSTER, MAD-MAN OR COLD-BLOODED KILLER? When bus driver Shanker Lande goes on a deadly rampage through the streets of Pune, the city is left reeling. Ten people are crushed to death, seventy maimed for life before he is captured. Varun Gupte, a young, ambitious lawyer, defies the bar association’s boycott and takes on Lande’s case, shocking everyone. With the trial fast-tracked to manage the public’s mounting rage, Varun races against time to defend Lande. As the case unfolds, Varun must confront difficult questions about justice, revenge and the human psyche. In the process, he turns to Dr Shekhar Kanitkar, a psychiatrist who lost his own son in the same rampage. Will the two men unearth the truth? This intense psychological thriller, inspired by a real incident, masterfully explores the blurred lines between insanity and reason, and debates uncomfortable truths about crime and punishment.

Senior Inspector Saralkar is back at his desk after spending a rather annoying week at a ' Secrets of Living' course, especially for police officers and he is itching for some action now. Luckily, an exciting new case turns up right away! The body of Ashish Karve, a local businessman has been found in the back seat of his car. To PSI Motkar, Saralkar' s diminutive assistant, it seems to be a straightforward case of suicide. But Saralkar' s sharp mind is agog with the dark possibility of murder. As the case unfolds Saralkar finds enough motives for people, be it Ashish' s business partner, his wife, his brother, his friend, his brother-in-law or even strangers to want to do away with him! Is the senior inspector becoming too fanciful in his imagination or is he on the right track in assuming that Ashish was killed? Delve into this deliciously thrilling whodunit and walk along with Senior Inspector Saralkar and PSI Motkar as they set out to sift the truth from lies and half truths.

A CHILLING CRIME NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING INSPECTOR SARALKAR SERIES. The mutilated corpse of a young Finnish tourist found in a public garden gets Pune Homicide Unit’s maverick cop Senior Inspector Saralkar and PSI Motkar into action. There are no clues except for a white sandal found on the scene of the crime. As they start looking for suspects, things get murky. Inspector Patange, Saralkar’s old friend and colleague, seeks his help to establish the identity of another murder victim—an old man found by a wooded hillside on the outskirts of Pune. Not only do the old man’s stab injuries match the wounds inflicted on the Finnish girl, he is also found wearing the other white sandal. As Saralkar and Motkar struggle to find the link that connects the two murders, nothing is what it seems. The truth that seems to be emerging is far more dangerous, the motive far more bizarre. Who murdered Sonia Räikkönen and why?—the bone-chilling mystery will keep you hooked till the very end.

After years of being married to an overbearing wife and wading through life pretending to be half-dead, Gajanan Godbole has finally found himself alone and, most importantly, free. Courtesy COVID. Lucky to have survived the pandemic by the skin of his teeth, Gajanan now discovers a side of his personality he never knew existed. Like a snake shedding its skin, Gajanan casts aside his meek old self and embraces his new homicidal avatar. To satiate his grudgeful urges, he compiles a list - of people he feels deserve to be punished for having wronged him. Apologize or die is his simple motto! For murder, he believes, is the perfect cure for nastiness...

AN EDGE-OF-THE-SEAT POLICE PROCEDURAL BY ONE OF THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL CRIME WRITERS IN INDIA: SALIL DESAI Pune Homicide Unit’s maverick cop Senior Inspector Saralkar is back at his desk after spending a rather annoying week at a ‘Secrets of Living’ course, held especially for police officers, and is itching for some action. Luckily for him, an exciting new case turns up right away. The body of Ashish Karve, a local businessman, has been found in the back seat of his car, with his wrists slit. To PSI Motkar, Saralkar’s diminutive assistant, it seems to be a straightforward case of suicide. But Saralkar’s sharp mind is agog with the dark possibility of murder. As the case unfolds, Saralkar finds suspects and motives emerging thick and fast—Ashish’s business partner, his wife, his brother, his friend, his brother-in-law and even a stranger. Then Ashish’s pretty colleague, Suchitra, is strangled to death. As they struggle to sift the truth from lies and half-truths, will Saralkar and Motkar be able to prevent the third murder?

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A TAUTLY NARRATED POLICE PROCEDURAL, WITH PLENTY OF TWISTS AND TURNS Two victims—a woman lying dead on her bed, a man hanging from the ceiling fan. A suicide note cum murder confession. And a name—Shaunak Sodhi. When the case comes their way, Senior Inspector Saralkar has just been diagnosed with hypertension and PSI Motkar is busy rehearsing for an amateur play. What appears, at first, to be a commonplace crime by a debt-ridden, cuckolded husband, who has killed his unfaithful wife and then hung himself, soon begins to unfold as a baffling mystery. As clues point to a seven-year-old unsolved murder in Bangalore and other leads emerge closer home, Saralkar and Motkar find themselves investigating shady secrets, bitter grudges, fishy land deals, carnal desires, the dead woman’s sinister obsession with past life regression and her husband’s links to a suspicious, small-time god-man, Rangdev Baba. And then, suddenly, the murderer resurfaces and yet another life is in grave danger …. Can Saralkar and Motkar get to the bottom of the shocking motive and stop the killer from committing the fourth murder?

AN EDGE-OF-THE-SEAT POLICE PROCEDURAL BY ONE OF THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL CRIME WRITERS IN INDIA: SALIL DESAI Pune Homicide Unit’s maverick cop Senior Inspector Saralkar is back at his desk after spending a rather annoying week at a ‘Secrets of Living’ course, held especially for police officers, and is itching for some action. Luckily for him, an exciting new case turns up right away. The body of Ashish Karve, a local businessman, has been found in the back seat of his car, with his wrists slit. To PSI Motkar, Saralkar’s diminutive assistant, it seems to be a straightforward case of suicide. But Saralkar’s sharp mind is agog with the dark possibility of murder. As the case unfolds, Saralkar finds suspects and motives emerging thick and fast—Ashish’s business partner, his wife, his brother, his friend, his brother-in-law and even a stranger. Then Ashish’s pretty colleague, Suchitra, is strangled to death. As they struggle to sift the truth from lies and half-truths, will Saralkar and Motkar be able to prevent the third murder?

A CHILLING CRIME NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING INSPECTOR SARALKAR SERIES. The mutilated corpse of a young Finnish tourist found in a public garden gets Pune Homicide Unit’s maverick cop Senior Inspector Saralkar and PSI Motkar into action. There are no clues except for a white sandal found on the scene of the crime. As they start looking for suspects, things get murky. Inspector Patange, Saralkar’s old friend and colleague, seeks his help to establish the identity of another murder victim—an old man found by a wooded hillside on the outskirts of Pune. Not only do the old man’s stab injuries match the wounds inflicted on the Finnish girl, he is also found wearing the other white sandal. As Saralkar and Motkar struggle to find the link that connects the two murders, nothing is what it seems. The truth that seems to be emerging is far more dangerous, the motive far more bizarre. Who murdered Sonia Räikkönen and why?—the bone-chilling mystery will keep you hooked till the very end.