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		<title>&gt;Sunisineast at 08:13, 2 October 2021</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Salil Desai&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-salil-desai/|title=NAW Interview with Salil Desai|date=2015-11-18|newspaper=[[New Asian Writing]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-thirst-for-thrill-motivates-salil-desai-to-write-crime-fiction-2052248|title=Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction {{!}} Latest News &amp;amp; Updates at Daily News &amp;amp; Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His debut novel, &#039;&#039;The Body in the Back Seat&#039;&#039;, which was published in May 2011,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&amp;gt; was acclaimed as &quot;the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far&quot; by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Books|website=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=2017-01-03|quote=The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=About|author=Desai, Salil|publisher=Salil Desai|url=http://www.salildesai.com/about|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about|archive-date=28 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Salil Desai&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-salil-desai/|title=NAW Interview with Salil Desai|date=2015-11-18|newspaper=[[New Asian Writing]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-thirst-for-thrill-motivates-salil-desai-to-write-crime-fiction-2052248|title=Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction {{!}} Latest News &amp;amp; Updates at Daily News &amp;amp; Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His debut novel, &#039;&#039;The Body in the Back Seat&#039;&#039;, which was published in May 2011,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&amp;gt; was acclaimed as &quot;the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far&quot; by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Books|website=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=2017-01-03|quote=The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=About|author=Desai, Salil|publisher=Salil Desai|url=http://www.salildesai.com/about|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about|archive-date=28 August 2013|df=dmy-all&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;His crime thriller ‘The Sane Psychopath’ was inspired by a real-life incident and  the author created a narrative about  how a soft-spoken and mild-mannered bus driver called Shankar Lande  goes on an hour-long mindless rampage in Pune, killing ten people, injuring 70 and almost wrecking a hundred other vehicles.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2019-04-14|title=What makes a normal man suddenly become violent? Author and filmmaker Salil Desai decodes the psyche|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/what-makes-a-normal-man-suddenly-become-violent-author-and-filmmaker-salil-desai-decodes-the-psyche/1547594/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US&lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==List of works==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==List of works==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=Killing Ashish Karve|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Fingerprint!|location=[[Pune]]|pages=230|url=https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Ashish-Karve-Salil-Desai-ebook/dp/B016QVTON0/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=B016QVTON0&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=f2Fzi&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=YcsZ3&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A|ASIN=B016QVTON0}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=Killing Ashish Karve|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Fingerprint!|location=[[Pune]]|pages=230|url=https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Ashish-Karve-Salil-Desai-ebook/dp/B016QVTON0/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=B016QVTON0&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=f2Fzi&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=YcsZ3&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A|ASIN=B016QVTON0}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=3 And A Half Murders|date=8 February 2017|publisher=Fingerprint! Publishing|url=https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/8175994258/ref=mp_s_a_1_2/254-2412926-6221904?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1487854393&amp;amp;sr=1-2&amp;amp;pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&amp;amp;dpPl=1&amp;amp;dpID=41igaXTEreL&amp;amp;ref=plSrch|location=[[Pune]]|pages=328|isbn=978-8175994256}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=3 And A Half Murders|date=8 February 2017|publisher=Fingerprint! Publishing|url=https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/8175994258/ref=mp_s_a_1_2/254-2412926-6221904?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1487854393&amp;amp;sr=1-2&amp;amp;pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&amp;amp;dpPl=1&amp;amp;dpID=41igaXTEreL&amp;amp;ref=plSrch|location=[[Pune]]|pages=328|isbn=978-8175994256}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stories at the Coffee Table&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Caferati).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stories at the Coffee Table&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Caferati).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Unisun).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Unisun).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Salil Desai.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Salil Desai]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Salil Desai.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Salil Desai]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Salil Desai&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-salil-desai/|title=NAW Interview with Salil Desai|date=2015-11-18|newspaper=[[New Asian Writing]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-thirst-for-thrill-motivates-salil-desai-to-write-crime-fiction-2052248|title=Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction {{!}} Latest News &amp;amp; Updates at Daily News &amp;amp; Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His debut novel, &#039;&#039;The Body in the Back Seat&#039;&#039;, which was published in May 2011,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&amp;gt; was acclaimed as &quot;the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far&quot; by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Books|website=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=2017-01-03|quote=The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=About|author=Desai, Salil|publisher=Salil Desai|url=http://www.salildesai.com/about|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about|archive-date=28 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Salil Desai&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-salil-desai/|title=NAW Interview with Salil Desai|date=2015-11-18|newspaper=[[New Asian Writing]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-thirst-for-thrill-motivates-salil-desai-to-write-crime-fiction-2052248|title=Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction {{!}} Latest News &amp;amp; Updates at Daily News &amp;amp; Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His debut novel, &#039;&#039;The Body in the Back Seat&#039;&#039;, which was published in May 2011,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&amp;gt; was acclaimed as &quot;the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far&quot; by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Books|website=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=2017-01-03|quote=The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=About|author=Desai, Salil|publisher=Salil Desai|url=http://www.salildesai.com/about|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about|archive-date=28 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==List of works==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==List of works==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=Killing Ashish Karve|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Fingerprint!|location=[[Pune]]|pages=230|url=https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Ashish-Karve-Salil-Desai-ebook/dp/B016QVTON0/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=B016QVTON0&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=f2Fzi&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=YcsZ3&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A|ASIN=B016QVTON0}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=Killing Ashish Karve|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Fingerprint!|location=[[Pune]]|pages=230|url=https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Ashish-Karve-Salil-Desai-ebook/dp/B016QVTON0/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=B016QVTON0&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=f2Fzi&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=YcsZ3&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A|ASIN=B016QVTON0}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=3 And A Half Murders|date=8 February 2017|publisher=Fingerprint! Publishing|url=https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/8175994258/ref=mp_s_a_1_2/254-2412926-6221904?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1487854393&amp;amp;sr=1-2&amp;amp;pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&amp;amp;dpPl=1&amp;amp;dpID=41igaXTEreL&amp;amp;ref=plSrch|location=[[Pune]]|pages=328|isbn=978-8175994256}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{cite book|title=3 And A Half Murders|date=8 February 2017|publisher=Fingerprint! Publishing|url=https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/8175994258/ref=mp_s_a_1_2/254-2412926-6221904?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1487854393&amp;amp;sr=1-2&amp;amp;pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&amp;amp;dpPl=1&amp;amp;dpID=41igaXTEreL&amp;amp;ref=plSrch|location=[[Pune]]|pages=328|isbn=978-8175994256}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Anthologies in which stories have appeared -&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://estrademagazine.com/salil-desai/|title=Salil Desai|date=2013-03-11|newspaper=[[Estrade Magazine]]|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Anthologies in which stories have appeared -&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://estrademagazine.com/salil-desai/|title=Salil Desai|date=2013-03-11|newspaper=[[Estrade Magazine]]|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stories at the Coffee Table&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Caferati).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stories at the Coffee Table&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Caferati).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Unisun).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Unisun).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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[[File:Salil Desai.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Salil Desai]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Salil Desai&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-salil-desai/|title=NAW Interview with Salil Desai|date=2015-11-18|newspaper=[[New Asian Writing]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-thirst-for-thrill-motivates-salil-desai-to-write-crime-fiction-2052248|title=Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction {{!}} Latest News &amp;amp; Updates at Daily News &amp;amp; Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His debut novel, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Body in the Back Seat&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which was published in May 2011,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; was acclaimed as &amp;quot;the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far&amp;quot; by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Books|website=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=2017-01-03|quote=The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=About|author=Desai, Salil|publisher=Salil Desai|url=http://www.salildesai.com/about|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about|archive-date=28 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==List of works==&lt;br /&gt;
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*{{cite book|title=The Body in the Back Seat|date=10 November 2011|publisher=Gyaana Books|location=[[Pune]]|isbn=978-8190939157|pages=254|url=https://www.amazon.com/Body-Back-Seat-Salil-Desai/dp/8190939157/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1483470064&amp;amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;amp;keywords=the+body+in+the+back+seat+sail+desai}} (2011).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|title=Murder on a Side Street|date=6 March 2012|publisher=Unicorn Books|location=[[Pune]]|pages=224|url=https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Side-Street-Salil-Desai-ebook/dp/B007I6JPPK/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=B007I6JPPK&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=V32TEQJ1FKZQGQBACAG2&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=LRPIA&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=486vK&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=V32TEQJ1FKZQGQBACAG2|ASIN=B007I6JPPK}} (2012).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|title=Lost Libido and Other Gulp Fiction|date=21 November 2012|publisher=Fingerprint|location=[[Pune]]|pages=288|url=https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Libido-Other-Gulp-Fiction-ebook/dp/B00ABF8DXU/ref=la_B00JDED51A_1_1/159-7247222-8875463?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1483468393&amp;amp;sr=1-1|ASIN=B00ABF8DXU}} (2012).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.bookgeeks.in/salil-desai-author-interview/|title=SALIL DESAI {{!}} Author Interview|website=Book Geeks|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|title=The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen|date=22 October 2015|publisher=Fingerprint Publishing|location=[[Pune]]|pages=282|url=https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Sonia-Raikkonen-Salil-Desai-ebook/dp/B01727HP9W/ref=pd_sim_351_4?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=B01727HP9W&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=HRENAYR6HK7VPJPCF99D&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=ZIyFm&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=fyoc4&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=HRENAYR6HK7VPJPCF99D|ASIN=B01727HP9W}} (2015)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4994462246040729319&amp;amp;SectionId=5171561142064258099&amp;amp;SectionName=Pune&amp;amp;NewsDate=20150614&amp;amp;NewsTitle=Salil%20Desai&amp;#039;s%20new%20book%20launched%20in%20the%20city|title=Salil Desai&amp;#039;s new book launched in the city {{!}} Sakal Times|website=[[Sakaal Times]]|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|title=Killing Ashish Karve|date=15 October 2015|publisher=Fingerprint!|location=[[Pune]]|pages=230|url=https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Ashish-Karve-Salil-Desai-ebook/dp/B016QVTON0/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=B016QVTON0&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=f2Fzi&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=YcsZ3&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A|ASIN=B016QVTON0}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|title=3 And A Half Murders|date=8 February 2017|publisher=Fingerprint! Publishing|url=https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/8175994258/ref=mp_s_a_1_2/254-2412926-6221904?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1487854393&amp;amp;sr=1-2&amp;amp;pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&amp;amp;dpPl=1&amp;amp;dpID=41igaXTEreL&amp;amp;ref=plSrch|location=[[Pune]]|pages=328|isbn=978-8175994256}}&lt;br /&gt;
* Anthologies in which stories have appeared -&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://estrademagazine.com/salil-desai/|title=Salil Desai|date=2013-03-11|newspaper=[[Estrade Magazine]]|access-date=2017-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:3&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stories at the Coffee Table&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Caferati).&lt;br /&gt;
**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Unisun).&lt;br /&gt;
**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chicken Soup for the Indian Teenage Soul&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Westland).&lt;br /&gt;
**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vanilla Desires&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Unisun). volume 1&lt;br /&gt;
**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chicken Soup for the Indian College Soul&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Westland).&lt;br /&gt;
**&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Killer App and Other Stories&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Penguin).&lt;br /&gt;
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