The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen

About the Book

A CHILLING CRIME NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING INSPECTOR SARALKAR SERIES.

The mutilated corpse of a young Finnish tourist found in a public garden gets Pune Homicide Unit's maverick cop Senior Inspector Saralkar and PSI Motkar into action. There are no clues except for a white sandal found on the scene of the crime. As they start looking for suspects, things get murky. Inspector Patange, Saralkar's old friend and colleague, seeks his help to establish the identity of another murder victim-an old man found by a wooded hillside on the outskirts of Pune. Not only do the old man's stab injuries match the wounds inflicted on the Finnish girl, he is also found wearing the other white sandal.

As Saralkar and Motkar struggle to find the link that connects the two murders, nothing is what it seems. The truth that seems to be emerging is far more dangerous, the motive far more bizarre. Who murdered Sonia Räikkönen and why?-the bone-chilling mystery will keep you hooked till the very end.

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 also invited to Gullkistan Centre for Creativity, Iceland, and spent the month of May 2023 there as a Resident.

Know more about him at www.salildesai.com.