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IPS officer Vijay Raman was a legendary figure in Indian policing, celebrated for spearheading the elimination of dacoit Paan Singh Tomar and his gang in Chambal, and later leading operations that liquidated the dreaded terrorist Ghazi Baba. This first-hand account also takes readers through the surrenders of Daku Malkan Singh and Phoolan Devi and the investigation of the infamous Vyapam scam. In the line of duty, he was one of the handpicked officers of the Special Protection Group.

Called “prophetic and optimistic” by Booker-longlisted Paul Pickering, ‘Border Crossers’ is the story of Rita, who is desperate for survival in the rude city. She gets hired as a household help by a retired diplomat, but at that moment, Arijit Basu does not know that she is an undocumented migrant. Convulsed by a marauding tide of events, the two are reduced to wrecks. Arijit’s fiancee, Nandita, fights to recover the vulnerable girl from the circles of evil. The outcome of this struggle irrevocably impacts their lives.

This is the last in Manoranjan Byapari’s ‘Chandal Jibon’, his trilogy of autobiographical novels. A youth walks into Jadavpur railway station. People recognise him as Jibon, the daring young man who had done them many a good turn. He has lost his memory and finds himself stuck in a relentless cycle of destitution, oppression and hatred. And yet, his veins throb with an inexplicable will to move forward. Earlier books in the series include ‘The Runaway Boy’ and ‘The Nemesis’.

‘Chicanery’ is a tale about how personal ambition and rivalry lead to the downfall of the men in power. David Richelieu returns to his homeland after 20 years in exile. At the border, he is identified as the ex-Prime Minister of that once democratic nation, and he is arrested by the assistant to the Minister of Culture. The minister suspects that he has been helping the Others to overthrow the despotic government. How the Others break surveillance and control of the oligarchs and restore people’s freedom is revealed in this book.