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'''Salil Desai''' is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{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 & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> His debut novel, ''The Body in the Back Seat'', which was published in May 2011,<ref name=":1" /> was acclaimed as "the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far" by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].<ref name=":2">{{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.}}</ref> 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. | '''Salil Desai''' is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{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 & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> His debut novel, ''The Body in the Back Seat'', which was published in May 2011,<ref name=":1" /> was acclaimed as "the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far" by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].<ref name=":2">{{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.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> | ||
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> | |||
==List of works== | ==List of works== | ||
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*{{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&pd_rd_i=B016QVTON0&pd_rd_r=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A&pd_rd_w=f2Fzi&pd_rd_wg=YcsZ3&psc=1&refRID=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A|ASIN=B016QVTON0}} | *{{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&pd_rd_i=B016QVTON0&pd_rd_r=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A&pd_rd_w=f2Fzi&pd_rd_wg=YcsZ3&psc=1&refRID=YJSRC32MWNDP3B8WS76A|ASIN=B016QVTON0}} | ||
*{{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&qid=1487854393&sr=1-2&pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&dpPl=1&dpID=41igaXTEreL&ref=plSrch|location=[[Pune]]|pages=328|isbn=978-8175994256}} | *{{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&qid=1487854393&sr=1-2&pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&dpPl=1&dpID=41igaXTEreL&ref=plSrch|location=[[Pune]]|pages=328|isbn=978-8175994256}} | ||
* Anthologies in which stories have appeared - | * Anthologies in which stories have appeared -<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://estrademagazine.com/salil-desai/|title=Salil Desai|date=2013-03-11|newspaper=[[Estrade Magazine]]|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> | ||
**''Stories at the Coffee Table'' (Caferati). | **''Stories at the Coffee Table'' (Caferati). | ||
**''The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories'' (Unisun). | **''The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories'' (Unisun). | ||
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