SynopsisA policeman, a criminal overlord, a film star, beggars, cultists, spies and terrorists-the lives of the privileged, the famous, the wretched and the bloodthirsty interweave with cataclysmic consequences amid the chaos of modern-day Mumbai in this soaring, uncompromising and unforgettable epic masterwork of literary art.
Review
One of the most masterful works of literature, a great crime thriller, a magnifi cent city novel, and an exploration of the Indian psyche (Hindustan Times)
A masterpiece . . . this was only the second 900-page novel in my life that I never wanted to come to an end (Indian Express)
Sacred Games [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up (New York Times Book Review)
An astonishing triumph of the imagination (Vir Sanghvi)
A sheer entertainment extravaganza (Elle)
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Binding: Paperback
About the author
Vikram Chandra is the author of three highly acclaimed works of fiction, most recently Sacred Games, which won the Hutch Crossword Award for fiction in 2006. Chandra teaches at the University of California, Berkeley.
