Salil Desai Explained

Salil Desai is an Indian novelist who writes murder mysteries based in Pune, India.^{[1] [2]} His debut novel, The Body in the Back Seat, which was published in May 2011, was acclaimed as "the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far" by The Tribune.^[3] An alumnus of FTII, and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.^[4]

His crime thriller ‘The Sane Psychopath’ was inspired by a real-life incident and the author created a narrative about how a soft-spoken and mild-mannered bus driver called Shankar Lande goes on an hour-long mindless rampage in Pune, killing ten people, injuring 70 and almost wrecking a hundred other vehicles.^[5]

List of works

• Book: The Body in the Back Seat. 10 November 2011. Gyaana Books. Pune. 978-8190939157. 254. (2011).
• Book: Murder on a Side Street. 6 March 2012. Unicorn Books. Pune. 224. B007I6JPPK. (2012).
• Book: Lost Libido and Other Gulp Fiction. 21 November 2012. Fingerprint. Pune. 288. B00ABF8DXU. (2012).^[6]
• Book: The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen. 22 October 2015. Fingerprint Publishing. Pune. 282. B01727HP9W. (2015)^[7]
• Book: Killing Ashish Karve. 15 October 2015. Fingerprint!. Pune. 230. B016QVTON0.
• Book: 3 And A Half Murders. 8 February 2017. Fingerprint! Publishing. Pune. 328. 978-8175994256.
• Anthologies in which stories have appeared -^[8]
  • Stories at the Coffee Table (Caferati).
  • The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories (Unisun).
  • Chicken Soup for the Indian Teenage Soul (Westland).
  • Vanilla Desires (Unisun). volume 1
  • Chicken Soup for the Indian College Soul (Westland).
  • The Killer App and Other Stories (Penguin).

Notes and References

1. News: NAW Interview with Salil Desai. 2015-11-18. New Asian Writing. en-US. 2017-01-03.
2. News: Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. 2015-01-13. DNA India. en-US. 2017-01-03.
3. Web site: The Sunday Tribune - Books. Tribune India. 2017-01-03. The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250..
4. Web site: About. Desai, Salil. Salil Desai. 21 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about. 28 August 2013. dmy-all.
5. Web site: 2019-04-14. What makes a normal man suddenly become violent? Author and filmmaker Salil Desai decodes the psyche. 2021-10-02. The Financial Express. en-US.
6. Web site: SALIL DESAI Author Interview. Book Geeks. 4 November 2015 . 2017-01-03.
7. Web site: Salil Desai's new book launched in the city Sakal Times. Sakaal Times. 2017-01-03.
8. News: Salil Desai. 2013-03-11. Estrade Magazine. 2017-01-03.