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Tales of Horror & Terror
by BPI India Pvt Ltd"Tales of Horror & Terror" is collection of hair raising tales by various writers that will not let you sleep!
Mujhse Bura Koi Nahi: मुझसे बरा कोई नहीं
by Surender Mohan PathakA notorious underworld don-turned-politician is critically injured in a blast that almost destroys his empire. His family and aides will now leave no stone unturned in finding and killing the men behind the gruesome attack. Jeet Singh was the last person to be seen in the room where the bomb was planted even though he had no inkling of the danger zone he was entering. Caught in the vicious circle of assault and revenge, will Jeet Singh be able to prove his innocence?
Insider
by RV RamanA SOFTWARE ENGINEER goes missing in the Baltic. AN UNSCRUPULOUS STOCKBROKER is audaciously murdered in a crowded bar room. A HOTSHOT CEO is accused of insider trading. When Shashi Kurva, self-made man and one of India?s most successful CEOs, is named in an insider trading scandal, he is stunned. Utterly blindsided, he makes desperate attempts to prove his innocence and identify the real culprit, only to stumble upon a conspiracy that hits far too close to home. Racing between the boardroom, a stockbroking firm and a shattered family, Insider is a gritty tale of duplicity and avarice, manipulation and murder. Here, in the murky depths of the Indian stock market and data analytics, profit is the only motive, and money is the only language.
Patang
by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay`I HATE THE RAIN?I HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT. BUT THE RAIN CAN?T STOP ME. NO ONE CAN?I?LL GO OUT AND PLAY TONIGHT?I WILL KILL ONLY FOUR. NO MORE, NO LESS. JUST FOUR.? In the midst of one of the worst monsoons in Mumbai, a man is found brutally murdered, his body posed like a kite on the tallest cell tower in the city. As one corpse after another turns up in the unlikeliest of places, each gruesomely killed and carefully arranged in a grotesque manner, the Mumbai Police realize they have more on their hands than they can deal with. Enter Chandrakant Rathod, a maverick investigator the police turn to in times of need, who plays by his own rules and lives for the thrill of the chase. Pitting his sharp instincts against the machinations of the sadistic, ruthless killer, the detective succeeds in nabbing the psychopath and putting him behind bars. Then, three months later, the killings begin again. A deadly game is afoot ? one that will challenge Rathod to the utmost, for it is a game that he cannot hope to win?
Conspirator
by Rv RamanA YOUNG REPORTER dies a dramatic death. A VETERAN JOURNALIST investigating paid news is murdered in his hotel room. A BUSINESS TYCOON tries to seize control of a large media group. In the midst of a private party hosted by a media mogul in Coorg, murder strikes, sending shockwaves through its influential guests. When Inspector Dhruvi Kishore arrives at the scene, she finds, to her consternation, that some of her suspects ? prominent politicians, businessmen, a blackmailer and a purveyor of fake news ? have fled. She pursues them to Delhi, only to find herself drawn into the bewildering world of fake news, paid news and tailored news. Fighting against forces trying to shut down her investigation, Dhruvi struggles to weed out the truth from a web of well-constructed lies before time runs out. Revealing a world where ethics are scarce and lucre is abundant, Conspirator weaves a thrilling tale about how the people who uncover others? secrets often have the most to hide.
Shot, Down
by Vivek RaoA software mogul gears up to launch a revolutionary surveillance system. A terrorist mastermind prepares to wage war against the Indian state. A young man is found dead under suspicious circumstances. One morning, the body of a young man is found by the railway tracks, battered and bruised. He is soon identified as software engineer Vishal Deshmukh, aka Shot, by his estranged elder brother, Ajay. But the circumstances surrounding Shot?s death are murky, and Ajay is confounded when the autopsy of reveals traces of hard liquor and cocaine in his blood. When he notices strange injuries on Shot?s hands, he is convinced that his brother was tortured and killed. With the police and hospital authorities dismissing his plea for help, Ajay decides to dig deeper on his own, little suspecting that he is about to unravel a terrifying plot with deadly implications for an entire nation. Caught in a race against time, he must piece together Shot?s final days and find the killers?before they find him.
The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira
by Bhaskar ChattopadhyayThe waves still crashed against the rocks. The moon still bathed the sandy beach with its light. And the piano still played on. But, amidst all this, just like that, Sally Sequeira had disappeared. With its pristine beaches and clear turquoise waters, the picturesque hamlet of Movim in Goa seems like the perfect holiday spot for detective Janardan Maity and his friend Prakash Ray. But when the father of a local teenage girl receives a letter asking for a large sum of money in exchange for his daughter, Maity and Prakash find themselves in the thick of an unlikely mystery. For, they discover, the girl has not been kidnapped at all, and is safe and sound in her house. As they begin to investigate, the duo encounter the mysterious characters who inhabit the tiny village, each hiding a secret of their own ? not least the frail and shy Sally Sequeira, who keeps to herself but steps out at night to dance to the notes of a piano. What truth does Movim hide? And how will Janardan Maity solve a crime that has not yet been committed?
Talghar: तळघर
by Narayan Dharap“ती जागी झाली होती. कशाने, तिला माहीत नव्हते. पण मनाला कोणत्या तरी खोलवरच्या पातळीवर धोक्याचा इशारा मिळाला असला पाहिजे. कारण तिच्या सर्व चित्तवृत्ती अत्यंत तीक्ष्णतेने आसपासच्या परिस्थितीचा वेध घेत होत्या. तीच ती चांदण्याने उजळलेली रात्र, तेच ते चंदेरी किरण… पण आता सर्वत्र एक निश्चलता होती-मोठी विलक्षण निश्चलता होती. वारा अजिबात पडला होता. झाडांचे एक पानही हलत नव्हते, ती सळसळत नव्हती- रातकिड्यांची किरकिर नव्हती-काहीही नव्हते. विलक्षण शांतता. हालचाल नाही. उघड्या खिडकीकडे पाहता पाहता तिला वाटले, हा खरा देखावा नाहीच, हे एक चित्र आहे-आपण खिडकीजवळ गेलो तर हाताला चित्रच लागेल. सर्व शरीर गारठून बधिर झाल्यासारखे वाटत होते. तिने हात उचलला, तो गालावर, कपाळावर, मानेपाशी धरला-पण हात आणि गाल दोन्ही बर्फासारखे गार होते… जणू उष्णता, ऊब या गोष्टी अस्तित्वातच नव्हत्या… कधी कधी शरीराला ऊबच मिळाली नव्हती… आणि या गारठविणाऱ्या भीतीतून मनाला तो स्पर्श झाला… उदासवाणी, घाणेरडी जागा सासूबाईंच्या जाऊबाई म्हणाल्या होत्या… आणि आता तिच्या आसपास तो तीव्र, तिखट, दुष्टतेचा अर्क एखाद्या धुक्यासारखा पसरला होता… तिला जाणवले की, खोलीत काहीतरी आले आहे… काहीतरी दुष्ट, विकृत, पापी, सडके, कुजके, शापित, अस्पर्श्य… त्या अतीव दुष्टतेच्या गाभ्यात एक अघोरी चेतना होती. त्या विकृतीच्या गर्भातून एक आवाज पुटपुटत आला… “मी आलो आहे."
Agnishikha: अग्निशिखा
by Sameerसमीर को रोमांटिक उपन्यास सम्राट कहते हैं। समीर इश्क और मोहब्बत का तानेबाना ऐसा बुनते हैं कि आपको लगता है कि आपकी आंखों के सामने कोई चलचित्र चल रहा है। प्यार की टीस, दर्द का एहसास, नायिका के हृदय की वेदना, नायक के हृदय की निष्ठुरता का वर्णन मर्मस्पर्शी होता हैं। इसके बाद नायिका को पाने की तड़प और दिल की कशिश का अनुभव शब्दों की चासनी में इस कदर डूबो कर परोसते हैं कि पाठक वाहवाह कर उठता है। समीर अपने साथ अपने पाठकों को भी प्रेम रस के सागर में सराबोर करते हैं जिससे वह एकबार में ही पूरा उपन्यास पढ़े बगैर नहीं रहता। प्यार एवं इश्क की तड़प के तानबाने में उलझा समीर का नया उपन्यास ‘अग्निशिखा’ आपके हाथ में है।
Heera Pheri: हीरा फेरी
by Surender Mohan PathakTaxi driver Jeet Singh is cruising for fare when a man being tailed by a bunch of goons blocks his way. Entrusting him with a briefcase full of secret, classified government documents to be delivered in lieu of a huge sum to a girl in Jogeshwari, he jumps off the moving taxi. His dead body is found by the railway track in a Mumbai suburb the next morning, whileJeet Singh finds he has nobody to give the briefcase to; the girl died mysteriously the previous night. He opens the briefcase, and a free-for-all for diamonds worth millions is set into motion. From the badshah of crime writing comes another blockbuster of a novel, Heera Pheri.
Beticket Muzrim Se Arabpati Banne Ki Kahani: बेटिकट मुजरिम से अरबपति बनने की कहानी
by Rajiv Singhएक वास्तविक समयकाल के समांतर राजनीतिक और आर्थिक-सामाजिक परिदृश्य में स्थित यह उपन्यास, सपने की शक्ति, विश्वास की शक्ति और प्यार की शक्ति की असाधारण कहानी है। यह कहानी है गाँव के एक वंचित लड़के की, जिससे उसके सपने पूरे करने का प्रत्येक अवसर छीन लिया जाता है, लेकिन जीवन में अनेक मुश्किलों का सामना करते हुए भी वह अपने सपने का पीछा करना नहीं छोड़ता। वर्ष 1978 में उत्तर प्रदेश के एक पिछड़े गाँव में जिला कलेक्टर का दौरा गरीब, श्रमिक परिवार के ग्यारह वर्षीय गोदना को आई.ए.एस. अफसर बनने के लिए प्रेरित करता है। क्या वह अपना सपना पूरा कर पाता है या परिस्थितियों के आगे हार मान लेता है? या फिर वह और अधिक ऊँचाइयाँ प्राप्त कर लेता है? क्या जाति आधारित आरक्षण नीतियों से उसे मदद मिलती है? क्या जाति आधारित राजनीति उसे आकर्षित कर पाती है? क्या वह अपने खिलाफ चली गईं चतुर ‘कॉरपोरेट चालों और साजिशों का सामना कर पाता है?
Calling Sehmat
by Harinder SikkaCalling Sehmat is a thrilling saga of a spy who, in the service of our nation, gave all of herself and that of her family so that we may live in peace. It is a story of a Kashmiri woman who married a Pakistani Army Officer so as to provide the Indian intelligence with invaluable information during the Indo-Pak War of 1971. Sehmat devised unique ways in her quest to get closer to the top brass in Pakistan. She almost single-handedly torpedoed Pakistans war plans through indefinable courage, wit and determination and was responsible for saving lives of scores of Indian soldiers. The story gives rare insight to the humble yet brave people of Kashmir who not only swear by India but also are willing to sacrifice their very being for the service of our nation.
A Twist in the Tale: अ ट्विस्ट इन द टेल
by Jeffrey Archerभांडणाच्या भरात एका प्रियकराकडून त्याच्या प्रेयसीचा खून होतो आणि अटक मात्र भलत्याच माणसाला होते... एकदम वेगळ्याच प्रकारचं वाईन टेस्टिंग... एका अनोळखी पुरुषाबरोबर प्रणयाचा खेळ... गोल्फ क्लबहाउसच्या बारमध्ये जुंपलेलं आगळंवेगळं भांडण... कॉर्नफ्लेक्स खाण्यावरून सुरू झालेलं वैमनस्य आणि त्यातून उद्भवलेली ईर्ष्या... अत्यंत धूर्तपणे रचलेलं कथानक, अत्यंत वेगवान आणि मनोरंजनाने ओतप्रोत भरलेल्या या कथांमधून हाताळण्यात आलेल्या काही विषयांची ही छोटीशी झलक... चित्तथरारक सुरुवात आणि धक्कादायक शेवट असलेल्या... सध्याच्या काळातील सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय असलेल्या लेखकाच्या लेखणीतून उत्तरलेल्या रहस्यमय, उत्कंठा वाढविणाऱ्या कथांचा संग्रह.
The Girl in the Glass Case
by Devashish SardanaA jealous psychopath hunting another serial killer to regain lost limelight. A feisty young detective caught in the crossfire. Can she end the carnage before she joins the body count? Simone Singh, assistant superintendent of police, would rather spend her days locking up criminals than apologizing for her lack of social skills. And she refuses to let anyone stand in the way of her pursuit of the Doll Maker, a ruthless serial killer who dresses up little kids as Barbie dolls and displays their bodies in glass cases. But Simone knows that time is running out to piece together the clues as the Doll Maker has made it clear that the killings have only just begun… Another serial killer, the Clipper, who enjoyed nine years of infamy as India's most notorious butcher, erupts into an all-consuming rage when he is cast aside by the media in favour of the sick new slayer-the Doll Maker. The Clipper turns his fury into blood-soaked revenge to capture the top spot. As corpses start to pile up, Simone fights to maneuver the Doll Maker into a clever trap. But the Clipper is hell-bent on striking first and regaining the crown with his most grisly murder yet. Can Simone take down the two serial killers and stop the psychotic competition before it gets out of hand? The Girl in the Glass Case is a jaw-dropping psychological crime thriller. If you like determined heroines, nail-biting twists and chilling serial murderers, then you'll love this rollercoaster ride.
The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction Volume 1
by VariousAn elite squad detective from the future travels back in time to hunt down a time escapee. Across the city of Tokyo, liquids are turning blue, and elsewhere a Tamil actress is kidnapped. The gruesome murder of an adult industry star spirals into a web of deceit and leads to a bizarre revelation. A journalist races against time to find the missing link between the deaths of a daily soap actress, a classical vocalist and a famous painter. And more... The first-ever anthology of its kind, The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction compiles more than 30 compelling whodunits spread across two volumes. Hybrid, self-reflexive and experimental forms of writing that blur the boundaries between genres, with supernatural mysteries, serial murders and at times absurd crimes jostling for the attention of both amateur and professional detectives in these stories. Red herrings simmered in blood gravy, served up with family feuds, ancient curses, long-haired lady sleuths and many other typical subcontinental chutneys provide a rare feast for the avid reader of crime fiction!
The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction Volume 2
by VariousA detective delves into a cold case; a ship that disappeared in the Bay of Bengal in the year 1913.A man is bludgeoned to death in an apartment and a piece of paper with the word 'STOP!' is nailed to his forehead. Six deaths under mysterious circumstances and the only common link is a box of arsenic-laced sweets. A soldier's homecoming dredges up memories of a murder that took place a decade ago in the family. And more...The first-ever anthology of its kind, The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction compiles more than 30 compelling whodunits spread across two volumes. Hybrid, self-reflexive and experimental forms of writing that blur the boundaries between genres, with supernatural mysteries, serial murders and at times absurd crimes jostling for the attention of both amateur and professional detectives in these stories. Red herrings simmered in blood gravy, served up with family feuds, ancient curses, long-haired lady sleuths and many other typical subcontinental chutneys provide a rare feast for the avid reader of crime fiction!
The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction Volumes I and II
by Tarun SaintThe professionals meet the amateurs in this first–ever anthology of Indian detective fiction.Volume 1An elite squad detective from the future travels back in time to hunt down a time escapee. Across the city of Tokyo, liquids are turning blue, and elsewhere a Tamil actress is kidnapped. The gruesome murder of an adult industry star spirals into a web of deceit and leads to a bizarre revelation. A journalist races against time to find the missing link between the deaths of a daily soap actress, a classical vocalist and a famous painter. And more...Volume 2A detective delves into a cold case; a ship that disappeared in the Bay of Bengal in the year 1913. A man is bludgeoned to death in an apartment and a piece of paper with the word 'STOP!' is nailed to his forehead. Six deaths under mysterious circumstances and the only common link is a box of arsenic–laced sweets. A soldier's homecoming dredges up memories of a murder that took place a decade ago in the family. And more... The first–ever anthology of its kind, The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction compiles more than 30 compelling whodunits, supernatural mysteries, serial murders and absurd crimes spread across two volumes. Through hybrid, self–reflexive and experimental forms of writing (including translations from Bengali and Tamil), this collection invites readers to unravel mysteries with every turn of the page, masterfully showcasing distinctive instances of the genre. Red herrings simmered in blood gravy, served up with family feuds, ancient curses, long–haired lady sleuths and many other typical subcontinental chutneys provide a rare feast for the avid reader of crime fiction! Featuring the works of:Volume 1Satyajit Ray * Gopa Majumdar * Saradindu Bandopadhyay * Gopa Majumdar * Ambai * Gita Subramanian * Ankush Saikia * Meeti Shroff Shah * Suchitra Bhattacharya * Radha Chakravarty * Sujan DasGupta * Chandana Dutta * Anirudh Kala * Tamilvanan * Rabindranath Tagore * Shampa Roy * Anil Menon * Tanuj Solanki * Timeri Murari * Navin Weeraratne * Kehkashan Khalid * Sumit Bardhan * Kiran Manral * Shweta Taneja * Saad Z. HossainVolume 2Rajarshi Das Bhowmik * Arunava Sinha * Vikram Chandra * Giti Chandra * Swati Kaushal * Ajay Chowdhury * Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay * Debaditya Mukhopadhyay * Vish Dhamija * Salil Desai * Mahendra Jakhar * Sharatchandra Sarkar * Shampa Roy * Vaseem Khan * Nev March * Anuradha Kumar * Madhulika Liddle * Arjun Raj Gaind * Shashi Warrier * Avtar SinghFor detailed content, please look inside the book. * Illustration continuity across covers and spine* 2–volume collectible (Royal 8vo hardback set) * A magnetic clasp box–wrap * Detective–element themed sprayed edges* Endpaper artwork by Manjula Padmanabhan
Alfred Hitchcock's Home Sweet Homicide
by Cathleen JordanThe top names in mystery fiction come together in an anthology of home-based crime stories that derive from adultery, inheritance, and other family situations.
Alfred Hitchcock's The Shadow of Silence
by Cathleen JordanThis book is a collection of 28 short stories written by different authors representing Alfred Hitchcock's genre.
Alfred Hitchcock's Shrouds and Pockets
by Cathleen JordanThis book is a collection of 29 short stories written by different authors representing Alfred Hitchcock's genre.
Alfred Hitchcock's Most Wanted
by Cathleen Jordan21 short stories from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery magazine, 1980-1985.
Field
by Rajiv Sathe Vinayak ShenoyMystery thriller about an explosion at a lab doing secret research.
The Missing Queen
by Samhita ArniIt has been ten years since Ram's return from fallen Lanka. Ayodhya is shining. Ayodhya is prosperous. But darkness lurks at the heart of the victrorious regime. A pointed question piques a young journalist's curiousity: What happened to Sita? Where is Ram's absent wife whose abduction triggered the war with Lanka? And so begins the journalist's search for the missing queen. Soon her investigation attracts the notice of Ayodhya's all-powerful secret police and its mysterious head, the Washerman. Forced to flee Ayodhya, the journalist makes her way through a war-devastated Lanka in search of answers. In this stylish speculative thriller, Samhita Arni skilfully combines her love for mythology with riveting storytelling.
Sialkot Gatha: सियालकोट गाथा
by Ashwin Sanghiअरविद आणि अरबाज या सारख्यासारख्याच दोन ‘व्यापाऱ्यांच्या’ आयुष्यातील चढउतार. वैयक्तिक आणि व्यावसायिक आयुष्यात वरचढ ठरण्यासाठी ते जगातला प्रत्येक नियम मोडत भयावह आणि घातक योजना आखतात. आणि त्यांची इच्छा नसूनही त्यांची आयुष्यं त्यांना पुन्हापुन्हा एकमेकांसमोर आणून उभी करतात. कथेचे धागे अत्यंत कुशलतेने गुंफणारे निष्णात कथाकार अश्विन सांघी पुन्हा एकदा भूतकाल आणि वर्तमानाचे, वास्तव आणि कल्पनेचे, इतिहास आणि दंतकथेचे, व्यवसाय आणि राजकारणाचे, प्रेम आणि द्वेषाचे धागे एकत्र गुंफत आहेत. अनेक पातळ्यांवर घडणाऱ्या घटना असणाऱ्या या चित्तथरारक गोष्टीत ते तुम्हाला उत्कंठेच्या कड्याच्या टोकावर सतत झुलवत ठेवतात आणि तिच्या अनपेक्षित शेवटाचा तुम्ही फक्त अंदाज बांधत राहता.