Beautiful young Anushka Khan is a privileged South Delhi wife. Her perfect world turns upside down when she awakens in the hospital, beaten and bruised, her body overrun with prescription drugs and alcohol. Her husband, the nawab Akbar Khan, is missing, suspected of murdering their friend Rajiv Pant at their palatial home in the swanky Sainik Farms. As Anushka makes a slow recovery, trying to piece together her memories of the haadsaa that fatal night, she must contend with ACP Kamala Jha, a diligent young police officer. Jha is focused on uncovering the truth hidden in a web of misleading theories and dirty secrets. Was Anushka having an affair with Rajiv? Was Akbar involved in shady hawala dealings? Was there another man present that evening? What really happened that hot July night in Sainik Farms? Bestselling author Vish Dhamija's latest thriller, Haadsaa, is a maze of deception, leaving you questioning whom to trust.
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Vish Dhamija is an international award-winning British Indian crime fiction writer with twelve novels to his name. He is the first writer of Indian origin to win the prestigious Prix Cognac 2024 du Meilleur Roman International (Cognac Prize 2024 for Best International - Crime) at the Festival Polar de Cognac for his novel Le Magnat, published in India as The Mogul. The French press has also celebrated him as one of the five crime writers not to be missed.
Often referred to as 'India's John Grisham', Dhamija stands out as the only writer of Indian origin to be listed among the major legal thriller authors in the world. His books are highly sought after for adaptation. Bhendi Bazaar will soon be brought to screen and four of Dhamija's other works are currently in various stages of screen adaptation.