The Sane Psychopath
(By Salil Desai)
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MONSTER, MAD-MAN OR COLD-BLOODED KILLER?
When bus driver Shanker Lande goes on a deadly rampage through the streets of Pune, the city is left reeling. Ten people are crushed to death, seventy maimed for life before he is captured.
Varun Gupte, a young, ambitious lawyer, defies the bar association’s boycott and takes on Lande’s case, shocking everyone. With the trial fast-tracked to manage the public’s mounting rage, Varun races against time to defend Lande. As the case unfolds, Varun must confront difficult questions about justice, revenge and the human psyche.
In the process, he turns to Dr Shekhar Kanitkar, a psychiatrist who lost his own son in the same rampage. Will the two men unearth the truth?
This intense psychological thriller, inspired by a real incident, masterfully explores the blurred lines between insanity and reason, and debates uncomfortable truths about crime and punishment.
About the Author
Salil Desai is the author of the much-acclaimed Inspector Saralkar Mystery Series that includes ‐ The Kid Killer (2023), Murder Milestone (2020), 3 and a Half Murders (2017), The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen (2015) and Killing Ashish Karve (2014). The books are currently being adapted into a web series by Jio Studios. Titled Kalsutra, the first season is based on Murder Milestone and is due for release soon. Salil is also the lead writer of the screenplay of Kalsutra.
His other popular books are Murder on a Side Street (2011), Lost Libido and Other Gulp Fiction (2012) and The Sane Psychopath (2018). Salil's short story 'Sound Motive' has also appeared in The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction (2024), while other short fiction has been published in anthologies by Penguin, Westland and Unisun.
His short story 'The Perfect Day' and novel The Sane Psychopath are also in the process of being adapted for screen as feature films. Salil was also one of the 4 international authors worldwide selected for the HALD International Writers' Residency in Denmark, hosted by the Danish Centre for Writers and Translators in June 2016. He was also invited and spent the month of May 2023 at Gullkistan, Centre for Creativity, Iceland.”
