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Best Served Cold

Best Served Cold

A Janardan Maity Mystery

Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
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A powerful man approaches Maity on a balmy September evening, worried that someone is planning to murder him. Sometime later, a young woman arrives at the door pleading with Maity to stop her husband from murdering the very same man who visited barely a few hours ago. Maity is quick to act and travels to Manikpur Tea Estate to stop a potential murder. Assisting Maity is his friend Prakash Ray. Twenty years ago, four boys were wronged by a vicious man on this idyllic tea estate. Now, they have returned to avenge the crimes committed against them. His simplest case might just be the most challenging puzzle that detective Janardan Maity has ever faced.

Imprint: Vintage Books

Published: May/2024

ISBN: 9780143464228

Length : 256 Pages

MRP : ₹399.00

Best Served Cold

A Janardan Maity Mystery

Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

A powerful man approaches Maity on a balmy September evening, worried that someone is planning to murder him. Sometime later, a young woman arrives at the door pleading with Maity to stop her husband from murdering the very same man who visited barely a few hours ago. Maity is quick to act and travels to Manikpur Tea Estate to stop a potential murder. Assisting Maity is his friend Prakash Ray. Twenty years ago, four boys were wronged by a vicious man on this idyllic tea estate. Now, they have returned to avenge the crimes committed against them. His simplest case might just be the most challenging puzzle that detective Janardan Maity has ever faced.

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Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

Bhaskar Chattopadhyay is an author and screenwriter. He started his career translating Bengali and Hindi writers such as Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand and Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. He now writes mystery fiction and thrillers. He has also written several books on filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Bhaskar's first feature screenplay releases in October 2024. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons, and teaches screenwriting at York University.

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