206 Bones: An Inspector Saralkar Mystery

About the Book INSPECTOR SARALKAR IS BACK TO SOLVE ANOTHER BONE-CHILLING MYSTERY! 'Do you think half the murders in this world would have occurred if the killer had paused to think what they were going to do with the body?' Saralkar asked, cracking his fingers. When a skeleton is unearthed beneath the lawns of Shanti Villa-an old bungalow being demolished for redevelopment-the Pune Homicide Unit has a new mystery on its hands. There are no leads and too many unknowns: who is the victim? How long ago was the skeleton buried? Who could be behind this crime-the couple who built the house and lived in it for more than three decades, one of their tenants, one of the many servants they employed over the years, their own children who have now inherited the villa, or someone else entirely? Saralkar, Motkar and Zirpe have barely begun their investigation when they find themselves tangled up in another case: a high-profile murder-suicide involving disgraced DCP Kuldeep Khalap. He has survived a bullet in the brain, but his wife is dead and his two children-both witnesses-seem to be hiding something. As the pressure to crack both cases builds, Saralkar's team must navigate a complex web of lies, guilt and silence. Pacy and suspenseful, 206 Bones will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very end. About the Author Salil Desai is one of India's leading crime fiction writers and the creator of the much-acclaimed Inspector Saralkar mystery series. 206 Bones is the sixth book of the series and his tenth fiction title overall. His short fiction has also been published in popular anthologies published by Westland, Hachette, Unisun and Penguin. Screen rights of several of his books and stories have been acquired by leading production houses and studios, including his Inspector Saralkar series novels, which are currently being adapted into a web-series by Jio Studios. An alumnus of Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Salil Desai is also a screenwriter, having scripted a web series, Kalsutra that awaits release on Jio-Hotstar, as well as a feature film, that has recently been green-lit. He is a seasoned newspaper columnist, with over 400 articles, op- ed pieces, features and travelogues in leading dailies. His 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, Sujoy Ghosh and Sandeep Modi. 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 also invited to Gullkistan Centre for Creativity, Iceland and spent the month of May 2023 there as a Resident. Know more about him at http://www.salildesai.com. Read more