Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra

An Epic Mumbai Underworld Crime Thriller of Gangsters, Police Corruption, and Nuclear Conspiracy

In the sweltering heat of Mumbai, weary police inspector Sartaj Singh receives an anonymous tip that leads him to a fortified bunker in Kailashpada. Trapped inside is Ganesh Gaitonde, Mumbai's most infamous mafia Don, who has returned to India after fifteen years in hiding. Before taking his own life inside the bunker, Gaitonde delivers a chilling telephone warning to Sartaj: the city of Mumbai has exactly twenty-five days to save itself from catastrophic destruction.

As Sartaj launches an unsanctioned investigation into Gaitonde's past, he unravels a labyrinthine saga spanning decades of Indian history, from 1970s gangland warfare to intelligence agency espionage, religious cults, and political corruption. Racing against the twenty-five-day countdown, Sartaj must decode Gaitonde's final clues to prevent a nuclear apocalypse engineered by shadow power brokers.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Vikram Chandra delivers an internationally acclaimed masterpiece of crime fiction and noir realism. Blending gritty police procedural detail with sweeping historical scope and authentic Mumbai atmosphere, this epic novel is essential reading for fans of David Simon, James Ellroy, and Don Winslow.