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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Mumbai. 2021. An ordinary man gets bludgeoned to death at the peak of Covid. A R.D. Burman CD was found near the body.
Two years later, during the men's cricket world cup, a seasoned cop is frustrated with unexpected and extraordinary pressure to solve this cold case.
Neel Mantri, a child prodigy with scars of childhood trauma and a detective in making, gets to assist on the case. He pulls a thread and a whole saga of events unfold and the case turns out to be just a tip of the iceberg.
The genius young investigator Neel Mantri is tested in every way as the danger looms on his own life.
Will the killer strike again...?
Is it murder or justice...?
Will his first case be his last...?
Apurva Mathur
Just like every other boy growing up in late 80s - early 90s, Apurva Mathur grew up fond of murder mysteries and wanted to be a cool detective like Sherlock Holmes, Feluda Mitter, Byomkesh Bakshi or Karamchand.
Life took him to IIT Bombay and after graduating, he worked as an educational consultant for over a decade and a half. But eventually during the pandemic, his inner sleuth and a penchant for story telling made him write this riveting mystery novel and fulfil a childhood desire.
The protagonist Neel Mantri and the mystery He spoke after 10 years is his tribute to the writers and characters he has grown up cherishing.
