{"product_id":"9781936070268","title":"Delhi Noir","description":"\u003cb\u003e“This book is a chance to get a fix on some of India’s best crime writers” (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, Toronto).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These fourteen original stories, from some of India’s most outstanding literary talents, take you into a world of sex in parks, male prostitution, and vigilante rickshaw drivers. Set in a city plagued by religious riots, soulless corporate dons, and murderous servants, this collection offers bone-chilling, mesmerizing take on the country’s chaotic capital, where opulence and poverty clash, and old-world values and the information age wage a constant battle.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Brand new stories by Irwin Allan Sealy, Omair Ahmad, Radhika Jha, Ruchir Joshi, Nalinaksha Bhattacharya, Meera Nair, Siddharth Chowdhury, Mohan Sikka, Palash Krishna Mehrotra, Hartosh Singh Bal, Hirsh Sawhney, Tabish Khair, Uday Prakash, and Manjula Padmanabhan.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Like the rest of this superb series (\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir, L.A. Noir, Toronto Noir, \u003c\/i\u003eetc.), we are introduced to the city by stories set in locations iconic to the city. In the case of Delhi, that means we go to some very dark spots indeed.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (Toronto)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eDelhi Noir\u003c\/i\u003e has no lack of true-to-life characters getting twisted, mangled and discarded. Which is why, like the proverbial train wreck, even as you cringe, you won’t be able to look away.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116463014128,"sku":"9781936070268","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936070268_p0.jpg?v=1769896384","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936070268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}