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Vijay Medtia

    The Missing Husband
    The Lost Woman of Santacruz: Police Inspector Ajay Shaktawat Series - Book I
    • Mid-July, Inspector Ajay Shaktawat is called to a house. A retired Deputy Commissioner of Police has been beaten to death. A young man is barely alive besides him. Both are the victims of shocking cruelty. The intense investigation leads to a woman missing from Santacruz, Mumbai. At the same time, a crazed cop killer terrorises Mumbai. No one understands the connection or motive. Inspector Shaktawat must battle against time and the increasing body count of retired officers if he's to succeed. Now with time running short, a tough Special Branch officer from Delhi monitors his activities. Meanwhile, Shaktawat's life is in shambles: his wife has left him four months ago along with his two teenage children. He's struggling to win her back. His mother, a robust seventy year-old, barely tolerates him. Loneliness has cut into his life. He works tirelessly, has gained weight and drinks most nights away. Will he be able to get his life back on track? Will Shaktawat catch the elusive murderer before he strikes again?

      The Lost Woman of Santacruz: Police Inspector Ajay Shaktawat Series - Book I
    • The Missing Husband

      • 252 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      Mumbai PI Abhay Chauhan is hired by the Fernandez family. A brutal blackmail gang is giving elderly, multi-millionare, Joseph Fernandez, the squeeze. With Fernandez’s shrewd young wife and awild, party-loving daughter causing mayhem in Mumbai, Chauhan has his work cut out. And that’s before he stumbles across the fi­rst corpse.He’s also asked to ­find Fernandez’s son-in-law who has disappeared. The police think that the man has committed suicide and the leads have gone cold. As Chauhan starts his investigation, the blackmail turns into a double homicide. A large fortune is at stake, and the two cases unravel to a violent climax.The novel introduces PI Abhay Chauhan, who drives a dark blue Hindustan Contessa and carries a Glock semi-automatic. Laced with humour, the story is set in 1995 Mumbai.

      The Missing Husband