Bhendi Bazaar, Vish Dhamija
Bhendi Bazaar, Vish Dhamija
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Bhendi Bazaar

Author: Vish Dhamija

Narrator: Deepti Gupta

Unabridged: 11 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2022

Synopsis

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?

About Vish Dhamija

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. Dhamija grew up in Ajmer, India, where he studied at St. Anselm’s School, Ajmer, and earned his B.Com from Government College, Ajmer. After a few years of corporate life, he left India to attend Manchester Business School, UK. He lives with his wife in London.

About Deepti Gupta

Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and English, Deepti Gupta has an international career spread across India, Singapore, Pakistan, and the United States. As a narrator she brings an open and curious perspective to the author's work. Her natural global/international accent makes her a great choice for an author who is writing to appeal to a global readership/listenership. As an actress she has earned praise from the New York Times for her performance in the feature film Walkaway, and also stars in Record/Play (a sci-fi love story) which was an official selection at Sundance 2013. She earned her MFA in acting from the University of Texas at Austin, an MA in theater studies from the National University of Singapore, and BA in English literature from Delhi University. Besides working as an actress and voice talent, she also works as a consultant with corporate firms and businesses to help expand and deepen their diversity and inclusion strategies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rahul on July 28, 2015

This Review is dedicated to our FORMER PRESIDENT OF INDIA Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM . Few Days back my Eldie gifted me this book to read and review it . Usually he doesn't but whenever he does , its a bang bang , so did this one ! Bhendi Bazaar was an entertaining & tightly woven tale read with multiple su......more

Goodreads review by Nishit on December 18, 2015

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 bac......more

Goodreads review by Sandeep on May 08, 2015

What do you expect from a perfect crime thriller novel? It should be stunning regarding twist and turns, it should be nail biting regarding the suspense involved and it should be gripping throughout. Well, if you are searching an Indian Author who can deliver all what you demand in this particular g......more

Goodreads review by Raj.kheraaol.com on January 12, 2015

I finished the book in two days, which is rare for me. Terrific book on many levels. Well researched and vivid. Love the protagonist Rita Ferreira and I really hope the author extends her life beyond this novel. Bhendi Bazaar is a saga that spans a quarter of a century, which by no means is easy to w......more

Goodreads review by Vibha on February 08, 2016

This book was recommended to me by a friend. And this happens to be one of the most thrilling books I've read! The story is about three girls from Soviet Union who end up in getting sold in the red light district of Mumbai. But a serial killer emerges from within them a few years later killing men wh......more

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