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.