“Happy Hanging!” Saralkar growled with all the spite in his system and stormed out of the cell.
Weeks before serial killer Dharmesh Solanki is to be executed, he wickedly burdens Senior Inspector Saralkar with a macabre secret Saralkar would’ve been better off not knowing.
Impelled to verify Solanki’s disturbing claim, Saralkar and PSI Motkar reopen the sixteen-year-old case, for which the senior inspector had won a police medal. And out tumble intriguing
leads and shocking facts, that had fallen through the cracks back then.
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Abhishek Rege, CEO, Endemol Shine India, said “Inspired by a real incident, The Sane Psychopath is an astounding psychological tale of a frightening murderous phenomenon of our times. Endemol Shine India is focused on developing quality content, that is gripping and globally relevant to the times we live in. What attracted us to the book is the insight the plot gives into the legal system, the state of mental health and the impact the news and headlines have on the general public. Delving into the mind of a psychopathic killer AND an idealistic lawyer, Salil Desai has penned a story that matters and has the power to change the narrative.”
Salil Desai is an author, columnist and film-maker based in Pune. Murder Milestone (2020) is
the 4 th book of his much-acclaimed Inspector Saralkar Mystery Series, on the heels of 3 and a
Half Murders (2017), The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen (2015) and Killing Ashish Karve (2014).
The Inspector Saralkar Mystery series has been optioned by Times Studio Originals (now
Junglee Pictures) for adaptation into a web series.
Salil’s other popular books are Murder on a Side Street (2011), Lost Libido and Other Gulp
Fiction (2012), as well as The Sane Psychopath (2018), the screen rights of which have been
picked up by Endemol India recently.
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 & Translators in June 2016.
SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai.