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Bhendi Bazaar Paperback – January 1, 2019

by Vish Dhamija (Author)

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1982. Three teenage girls planning a flight from the Soviet Union to the West end up being sold in Mumbai's red-light area instead.The murders start a quarter of a century later.The victims are all men. All of them tricks, waiting for trysts with high-class escorts. DCP Rita Ferreira is quick to recognize the serial-killer strain; the media isn't far behind. The news sends shockwaves through the city. The first serial killer in living memory of Mumbai is out on the streets.As Rita grapples to establish the killer's pattern through Bhendi Bazaar, the killer gives her twenty-four hours to stop the next murder.Can she do that before she becomes the next victim?

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Black (January 1, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9353572797
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9353572792
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.99 x 10 x 1.85 inches

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Vish Dhamija is a British Indian crime-fiction writer who lives in the United Kingdom. According to the Indian Press he is "India's Best Page-Turner", and one of the ten most popular Indian Thriller authors.He is the only writer of Indian origin listed among the major legal thriller authors of the world. In August 2015, at the release of his first legal fiction (his third novel) Déjà Karma, Glimpse Magazine called him India's John Grisham for stimulating the genre of legal fiction in India which was almost non-existent before his arrival on the scene. In a survey by eBooks India website, Vish Dhamija was listed along the top 51 Indian authors you must follow. The Asian Age cited him as the only legal fiction writer in India.

In June 2019, Abundantia Entertainment announced that it had acquired the rights to Dhamija's much sought-after "Rita Ferreira" series (Bhendi Bazaar, Doosra & Lipstick) to adapt the books into a multi-season, premium original digital series

Dhamija grew up in Ajmer, India. He studied at St. Anselm's School Ajmer and earned his B.Com from Government College, Ajmer. He dropped out of Law after the first year to attend Jodhpur University for his degree in Management before joining the corporate world in India. After a few years, he left India to attend Manchester Business School, UK for MBA in Marketing & Strategy.

He lives with his wife in London.

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Aditya Goyal

An exciting read by an excellent mind

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015

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Bhendi Bazaar is a great blend of mystery and action. The major character arc is very poignant and the book has a tone that essentially brings out the misogyny of society so that it's unavoidable for the reader to ignore it. More than just a simple crime novel this story has an important message that the world needs to address. The best part of the reading experience was that the plot was grounded in reality and as a result the climax had a great impact.

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2016

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Good masala read. Predictable plot

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2016

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Nicely written at fast pace
The author moves between time seamlessly . Looking forward to the next title from him

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016

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Great read and super language.

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016

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Too much of unnecessary sexual content. Reads like a cheap soft pornographic novel. Storytelling is average at best. Hope the author focuses on the main plot in his other books

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Karan Singh

Good plot, average writing!

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017

Good plot, average writing, many slip ups. Many mistakes in punctuation as well! Gave the identity of the killer before the end.

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Srinivas Kasturi

Edge of your seat suspense and surprises by the dozen!

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015

Vish Dhamija's second book improves upon the pace and expectations set by the first. Despite living and working in the first world, Vish's approach to crime fiction - setting his stories in the steamy underbelly of the third world, but with enough global appeal in the vast canvas that the story stretches across - is a breath of fresh air. We're not looking at white collar crime. We're not looking at rehashes of true crime stories from TV. We are looking at something truly original in approach, content and treatment, and this book is the latest evidence. I really enjoyed reading this book, and have recommended it to all my friends. There are more twists and turns in this book than in a Dharavi gali. Without spoiling it for you, all I can say is, if you are considering a good read that you will want to read in one sitting, rather than even eat, drink or sleep, this is the one for you.

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Ranj M

A street urchin becoming computer savvy in just 2-3 years ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016

A street urchin becoming computer savvy in just 2-3 years and getting a job of journalist, getting to know how go around offices a bit over stretched. The timing of Bir Desai and Khalistan movement was completely wrong. A bit of more research should have been done.

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Debz Brown

Well written, clever plot, page turning.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2015

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This is the kind of novel I felt drawn into from the outset when we see three Indian girls escaping the Soviet Union to a new life. They don't quite find the life they imagined, but it's some years later we see that realised. Serial killer novels offer suffer from predictability, but not so here as I wrong-footed a few times. The author's compelling narrative had me drawn in and gripped to the end. A great sense of place and culture, and I also liked the protagonist, Rita who draws you into her world and there are enough personal conflicts as well to provide layering. She's good at her job, meticulous but the flaws are there and therefore she seems human.

The author is unafraid to tackle some taboo subjects and I applaud that. If you're looking for immersion with strong narrative and an intriguing plot, look no further.

Aps

Crime fiction at its best!

Reviewed in India on March 5, 2015

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Well researched, gives you a peek into to the by lanes of Bhendi bazaar, a place which I would dread to venture on my own, alone.

Vish Dhamija brings the subtle, daily existence of the Noir side of Mumbai which lives side by side to the so called normal city life.

The interwoven chapters which take you back and forth through decades keeps you guessing on how they will tie up in the end.

Love the way, dhamija portrays his characters, even in his first book " Nothing lasts forever" They seem as if you know them.

Rita Ferreira is a strong, real character, who takes you through this roller coaster with an unpredictable end.

Could have very well been a fast paced, edge of the seat movie.

Looking forward to another one in the series.

Must read!

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Dhirendra

Great book. Nice story. Everything is great except vocabulary level which is very high.

Reviewed in India on March 6, 2016

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Great book. Nice story. You will be bound by the story. If you started it, you would not be able to put it down without finishing it. Details about the content are provided in the introduction section of the book.
Rest assured. You will not be disappointed by purchasing it.
The only issue that I found was the high level of vocabulary. If you have novice level of vocabulary then please don't go for it as you will find yourself lacking in grasping the content and thus you will not be able to appreciate the story properly. One star has been reduced for such a high level of vocabulary. Everything else is great.

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Jen

Igave up after a few chapters. Too slow for me, hard to understand the story, as kept switching from one thing and characters.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2016

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Dissapointing

N Asnani

so I decided that it was high time I moved back to my favorite genre. When I found out about this book

Reviewed in India on July 13, 2015

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In the last couple of months, I had been exploring different genres, swimming in partially or wholly untested waters, as I went through gripping tales of epic fantasy, teenage angst and science fiction. It had been some time since I had read a thriller, so I decided that it was high time I moved back to my favorite genre. When I found out about this book, I was enthralled, because Indian crime fiction was a novelty for me. So I decided to lay my hands on it.

Bhendi Bazaar has a well thought story line, and mostly moves at an even pace, alternating between the past and the present. The plot is not too intricate, so if you expect a mentally taxing narrative, this isn't going to supply the same. The protagonist Rita Ferreira is a likeable character, but I felt at times that the Crime Branch officers haven't made obvious conclusions, and look blankly at Ferreira for making easy deductions, which doesn't seem right. Also, apart from Rita, Joshi and Jatin, most other officers don't make any sort of impact on the reader, so I think the character development could have been better.

On the other hand, two of the Russian girls and the offspring of Varinka have been portrayed in a heart-wrenching manner, and make immediate emotional appeal. The culprit was an easy guess, as the author has left an obvious hint midway through the story, but the story behind him (or her) is a suspense worth reading for. I picked this up to feel the Indian flavor, and I was a little disappointed, as the story mostly deals with Mumbai only in connection with the plot, and slight details, humble openings into the buzz of the city haven't been stirred much.

So, yes, the plot is nice. It connects to the reader beautifully and can trigger emotions. Overall, it was an enjoyable reading experience, and if you are looking for Indian crime fiction, you can give this one a try.

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