THE HACHETTE BOOK OF INDIAN CRIME FICTION

Product details Language ‏ : ‎ English Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9357319069 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9357319065 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 300 g Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.5 x 14 x 1.69 cm Generic Name ‏ : ‎ Book Best Sellers Rank: #146,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Customer Reviews: 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (8) About the author Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Follow Tarun K. Saint Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more. 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Sponsored View Image Gallery Amazon Customer 5.0 out of 5 stars Images in this review Top reviews from India There was a problem filtering reviews. Please reload the page. Falena (this_witch_reads_) 5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Reviewed in India on 8 October 2025 This is a collection of 14 amazing short crime fiction stories written by 14 authors. I'm not a short story person, but this was phenomenal. All the stories are about 10-20 pages and each and every one of them kept me on edge. I couldn't put the book down, it was such a page turner and a narrative vortex. In a world of gory violent thrillers The Hachette book of Indian Crime Fiction showed how subtle thrillers can be impactful. The first story is about a guy named Manoj, who gets betrayed by the person he trusts the most. And this betrayal pushes him to seek revenge. The second story is about a scammer/phisher, who extorts people for his own gain and how his life changes once he meets the love of his life. All the 14 thrillers have really new and fresh themes. As an avid thriller reader, I was super impressed and happy with this book. One person found this helpful Helpful Report Rahul vishnoi 5.0 out of 5 stars Masters of crime assemble Reviewed in India on 26 October 2025 -Masters of Crime Assemble- Review of 'The Hachette Book of Indian Crime Fiction' Quote Alert "𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝. 𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝. 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞. 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫." Tarun K Saint has assembled the masters of crime in The Hachette Book of Indian Crime Fiction. Vaseem Khan, Meeti Shroff Shah, Madhulika Liddle, Arnab Ray to name a few. Some authors have used their stories for social commentary. Meeti shroff, in her story The Baraat writes: "She's consoling herself with what the arrival of the new daughter-in-law will mean. No waking up at five for the milkman. No tea and hot parathas ready at eight. No lunch tiffins packed before nine. She can palm it all off on the new bride. Isn't that the point of having a son? Besides, hasn't she done it all, ever since she stepped foot into her husbands house? Now, she tells herself, it is her turn to take it easy, to sit in the temple all morning with her friends, should she so wish." This was one of the most striking, well-written stories with perhaps the best twist I have seen in recent times. This twist is so organically worked into the story and yet it seems to jolt your bones right out of the grip of your musculature. Shroff Shah writes bitingly, commenting upon patriarchy, socio-cultural situation in Hindu weddings, perception of society, but this has been worked so fittingly into the story that it doesn't feel like added upon. Vaseem Khan's story is more about the tracing the origins of someone who is at the doorstep of becoming a criminal. A victim of a financial crime, a librarian decides to commit a murder. But whose? Well, I am not going to tell you everything here. Pick up the book to find out more. Madhulika Liddle's story takes a dig at that overzealous, self righteous, holier-than-thou organization that has grown in all metros: RWA. She comments upon the class difference casually commented upon and embedded in the society. RV Raman's story King Phisher traces the rise of a conman from Jamtara but I could guess it's end towards the end. Do pick it up this festive season. 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