Salil Desai

Salil Desai

Salil Desai is an Indian novelist who writes murder mysteries. 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.^[1] An alumnus of FTII, and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.^[2]

List of works

• The Body in the Back Seat (2011).
• Murder on a Side Street (2012).
• Lost Libido and Other Urban Tales (in print) (2012).
• Anthologies in which stories have appeared -
  • 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).

References

1. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm
2. Desai, Salil. "About". Salil Desai. Retrieved 21 May 2012.