True Crime Books from India (32 books)

A list of the best true crime books by Indian authors from serial killers to the mafia, from cold blooded murders to bank heists, from crimes of passion to narco crimes, and more...

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1	India's Money Heist: The Chelembra Bank Robbery by Anirban Bhattacharya 4.27 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) by Sujata Massey (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 33,361 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Deadly Dozen: India's Most Notorious Serial Killers by Anirban Bhattacharya 3.95 avg rating — 317 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia by S. Hussain Zaidi (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 10,597 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Mafia Queens of Mumbai: Women Who Ruled the Ganglands by S. Hussain Zaidi (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 4,127 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Black Friday: The True Story Of The Bombay Bomb Blasts by S. Hussain Zaidi (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,415 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Byculla to Bangkok by S. Hussain Zaidi (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,714 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	My Name is Abu Salem by S. Hussain Zaidi (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 698 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Wily Old Woman of Dongri by S. Hussain Zaidi (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Aarushi by Avirook Sen 3.92 avg rating — 2,012 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Front Page Murders by Puja Changoiwala 3.97 avg rating — 183 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Complete Collection Of Lalbazar Set Of Four Volumes by Supratim Sarkar it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Death in Mumbai by Meenal Baghel 3.32 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Khaki Files: Inside Stories of Police Missions by Neeraj Kumar 4.09 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Dial D for Don: Inside Stories of CBI Case Missions by Neeraj Kumar 3.92 avg rating — 508 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Queens of Crime: True Stories of Women Criminals from India by Sushant Singh 3.99 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Bihar Diaries by Amit Lodha 4.18 avg rating — 1,090 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Barabanki Narcos: Busting India’s Most Notorious Drug Cartel by Aloke Lal (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Murder in the Bylanes: Life and Death in a Divided City by Aloke Lal (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Hyderabad Heist by Sharmishtha Shenoy (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	In Hot Blood: The Nanavati Case That Shook India by Bachi Karkaria 3.60 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Highway Murders by Sourabh Mukherjee (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 244 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Stolen Necklace : A Small Crime in a Small Town by Shevlin Sebastian (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Godman to Tycoon : The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev by Priyanka Pathak-Narain 3.90 avg rating — 388 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Bawla Murder Case: Love, Lust and Crime in Colonial India by Dhaval Kulkarni 3.07 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Operation Bazooka: The True Story behind the Hunt for the Most Dreaded UP Gangster ǀ True crime account of Shriprakash Shukla’s encounter by IPS Rajesh Pandey 4.09 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Scam that Shook a Nation : The Nagarwala Scandal by Rasheed Kidwai 3.03 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Meow Meow: The Incredible True Story of Baby Patankar by Srinath Rao 3.45 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Cyber Encounters: Cops' Adventures With Online Criminals by Ashok Kumar 4.47 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Murder on the Menu: The Sensational Story of the Tycoon Who Founded Saravana Bhavan by Nirupama Subramanian (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 345 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Detective Diaries: Eleven Sensational Cases of Kolkata Police by Supratim Sarkar 4.10 avg rating — 467 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Dead Men Tell Tales: The Memoir of a Police Surgeon by B. Umadathan 4.12 avg rating — 1,837 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars