Mumbaistan English 2012

Three fast-paced crime thrillers set in the streets of Mumbai. Mumbai, a city of dreams for many. But for others, a nightmare. Behind the faade ofustre and glamour churns a seething underbelly of squalor, corruption and crime. Mumbaistans three explosive crime novellas unravel the subterranean secrets of maximum cityfrom the teeming maw of Dharavi and the wanton streets of Kamathipura to the swank high-rises of Bandra. A prostitute, herover and a policeman play for high stakes in Bomb-Day. Injectionwala exposes chilling medical malpractices and aovelorn vigilantes twisted game plan. In Coma Man, a man awakens from coma after twenty years, and sets out in search of his wife and himself. Macabreove stories, conniving cops and hard-boiled slumlords form the backdrop of a schizophrenic city that is brooding...dying. Welcome to Mumbaistan; a gritty, compelling take on the megalopolis thatives on the edge. About The Author Piyush Jha is an acclaimed film director, ad filmmaker and a first-time novelist. A student politicaleader at university, he pursued a career in advertising managementater acquiring an MBA degree.ater, he switched tracks, first to make commercials for some of the countrysargest brands, and then write and direct feature films. His films include Chalo America, King of Bollywood and Sikandar. Heives in his beloved Mumbai, where he can often be found walking the streets that inspire his stories