About the Book

‘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.

About the Author

Salil Desai is the author of the much-acclaimed Inspector Saralkar Mystery Series. The books are currently being adapted into a web series by Jio Studios.
An alumnus of Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Salil also conducts intensive workshops in creative fiction writing, story and scenario design, screenplay writing and film-making at leading liberal arts institutions and media & communication colleges across India.
He is a seasoned newspaper columnist, with over 400 articles, op-ed pieces, features and travelogues in leading dailies. Salil’s books have been reviewed in The Hindu, New Indian Express, The Pioneer, Bangalore Mirror, DNA, First City and The Tribune among others. His work has been praised by veteran authors Dr Shashi Tharoor, Shobhaa De and film-makers Sriram Raghavan and Sujoy Ghosh.
Salil was one of the four international authors worldwide, selected for the HALD International Writers’ Residency in Denmark, hosted by the Danish Centre for Writers & Translators in June 2016. He was als