MURDER IN THE CITY: DEADLY CRIMES THAT ROCKED THE NATION

Category Non-Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 295

ISBN: 978-93-6156-673-8
Pages: 192 pages
Date: 5th October 2024

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Why did Trailokya, a former sex worker-turned-serial killer, confess her crimes to the police in colonial Calcutta? Was George Reddy, a university gold medallist, truly killed by right-wing fanatics in Hyderabad? Who did Swami Shraddhananda hire to make a custom coffin for his wife before murdering her in Bangalore?
In Murder in the City: Deadly Crimes that Rocked the Nation, former journalist Mayabhushan Nagvenkar launches a fresh exploration of some of the most puzzling metropolitan murders in India. Within these pages lies an enquiry into some of the most twisted human minds and sketches of the cities that fostered their crimes.
An intriguing read—sure to keep readers on tenterhooks.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Mayabhushan Nagvenkar is an author and journalist based in Goa. He is the co-author of An Extraordinary Life: A Biography of Manohar Parrikar. His bylines have appeared in Tehelka, the Hindustan Times, the Asian Age, Associated Press, BBC, Firstpost, the Guardian, the Pioneer, Deccan Herald, Himal Southasian, Scroll, and IANS, among others. He resides in the picturesque village of Anjuna in North Goa.