Salil Desai is the author of the much-acclaimed Inspector Saralkar Mystery Series, that includes - The Kid Killer (2023), Murder Milestone (2020), 3 and a Half Murders (2017), The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen (2015) and Killing Ashish Karve (2014). The books are currently being adapted into a web series by Jio Studios. Titled 'Kalsutra', the first season is based on 'Murder Milestone' and is due for release soon. Salil is also the lead writer of the screenplay of 'Kalsutra'.
His other popular books are Murder on a Side Street (2011), Lost Libido and Other Gulp Fiction (2012), as well as The Sane Psychopath (2018). Salil's short story 'Sound Motive' has also appeared in The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction (2024), while other short fiction has been published in anthologies by Penguin, Westland and Unisun.
His short story ‘The Perfect Day’ and novel ‘The Sane Psychopath’ are in the process of being adapted for screen as feature films.
His next book, ‘The Grudges of Gajanan Godbole’ is all set to be released in November 2024.
Salil was also one of the 4 international authors worldwide selected for the HALD International Writers’ Residency in Denmark, hosted by the Danish Centre for Writers & Translators in June 2016. He was also invited and spent the month of May 2023 at Gullkistan Centre for Creativity, Iceland. Know more about him at www.salildesai.com
