Murder in the City: Deadly Crimes that Rocked the Nation

Why did Trailokya, a former sex worker-turned-serial killer, confess her crimes to the police in
colonial Calcutta? Was George Reddy, a university gold medallist, truly killed by right-wing fanatics
in Hyderabad? Who did Swami Shraddhananda hire to make a custom coffin for his wife before
murdering her in Bangalore?

In Murder in the City: Deadly Crimes that Rocked the Nation, former journalist Mayabhushan
Nagvenkar launches a fresh exploration of some of the most puzzling metropolitan murders in
India. Within these pages lies an enquiry into some of the most twisted human minds and sketches
of the cities that fostered their crimes.

An intriguing read—sure to keep readers on tenterhooks.