Samarpita Dutta

“Vera nods. “They are quite good. Maybe not amazing”
― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

“Ambrose sat at the table, spraying a bottle of Lysol with Lysol and wiping it clean with a paper towel. Until that moment, I had never seen anybody disinfect their disinfectant before.”
― Lee Goldberg, Mr. Monk in Outer Space

“Our struggle to rid ourselves of the British has convinced the average citizen that any authority might be overturned, by the simple expedient of disobedience. The one authority to which this rule doesn’t seem to apply is one none of us can see or touch or hear, at least not directly.’ She looked at him blankly. ‘God, Persis.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Lost Man of Bombay

“Chopra knew that his nostalgic vision of India was rose-tinted – after all, the universal problems of corruption, caste prejudice and poverty were historical ones. And yet he couldn’t help but feel that however untenable his idea of India might seem, it was nevertheless the real India, the one that he loved, and the one that was fast disappearing thanks to the mantra of progress.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra