This book is a crime thriller, set in the by-lanes of Mumbai. One muggy afternoon, a senior police officer is found murdered at his desk. When Inspector Virkar from the Crime Branch arrives at the scene, he finds a cryptic note that spills out of a student's compass box. Then begins a series of killings and in each, a telltale compass box reveals more clues.

Accompanied by the attractive, ambitious TV reporter, Raashi Hunerwal, Virkar has to race against time to catch the Compass Box Killer before the bodies pile up. As the investigation shuttles from Mumbai to Khandala to Belgaum, Virkar is taken deep into a labyrinth of backroom deals that lead to shocking revelations about the ruthless killer's motives.

Slick plot twists and high-adrenaline action mark the first of the Inspector Virkar Crime Thrillers part of the Mumbaistan series. Tough, daring and relentless in his pursuit of justice, Inspector Virkar is a policeman one wishes every city had.

Key Features

• Fans of crime fiction are in for a treat this summer! From the bestselling author of Mumbaistan comes the next in the scintillating Mumbaistan series
• Compass Box Killer marks the first in the Inspector Virkar Crime Thrillers that brings to readers Inspector Virkar, a diligent policeman one wishes every city had
• Jha goes deep into the mind a ruthless killer and delivers a crackling story with Inspector Virkar at the helm
• Racy and full of unanticipated plot twists, Compass Box Killer takes the Mumbaistan series up a notch
• Compass Box Killer is an unputdownable thriller that will have your pulse racing, long after you have finished reading it