Books by Jha Piyush

This book is a crime thriller, set in the by-lanes of Mumbai. One muggy afternoon, a senior police officer is found murdered at his desk. When Inspector Virkar from the Crime Branch arrives at the scene, he finds a cryptic note that spills out of a student's compass box. Then begins a series of killings and in each, a telltale compass box reveals more clues.Accompanied by the attractive, ambitious TV reporter, Raashi Hunerwal, Virkar has to race against time to catch the Compass Box Killer before the bodies pile up. As the investigation shuttles from Mumbai to Khandala to Belgaum, Virkar is taken deep into a labyrinth of backroom deals that lead to shocking revelations about the ruthless killer's motives.Slick plot twists and high-adrenaline action mark the first of the Inspector Virkar Crime Thrillers-part of the Mumbaistan series. Tough, daring and relentless in his pursuit of justice, Inspector Virkar is a policeman one wishes every city had.

Mumbaistan's three explosive crime novellas unravel the secrets of maximum city-from the slums of Dharavi and the bylanes of Kamathipura to the swank high-rises of Bandra. A prostitute, her lover and a policeman play for high stakes in BombDay. Injectionwala exposes chilling medical malpractices and a lovelorn vigilante's twisted game plan. In Coma Man, a man awakens from coma after twenty years, and sets out in search of his wife and himself. Gritty love stories, manipulative cops and hard-boiled slumlords form the backdrop of this unputdownable thriller. It's MUMBAISTAN all the way.Key FeaturesIndian pulp crime fiction at its best.Brilliantly captures the pulse and rhythm of Mumbai.Gritty love stories are at the heart of the book.Introduces readers to a host of colourful characters.