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Seven years in the making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power. Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh—and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. Sartaj, one of the very few... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sartaj Singh: A Sikh police inspector in Bombay
- Katekar: a police constable who works with Sartaj Singh
- Ganesh Gaitonde: a notorious Hindu Don,leader of G-company in mumbai
- Suleiman Isa: Muslim gangster and don,backed by Pakistani ISI agents, rival of Ganesh
- Parulkar: a deputy commissioner of Bombay Police, Sartaj Singh's boss.
- Major Shahid Khan: A pakistani intelligence agent who masterminds a counterfeit money operation against India
- Jojo: Add a description of this character.
- Mary
- K.d.
- Kamble
- Prabhjot Kaur
- Anjali Mathur: An Indian secret service agent, investigating Ganesh Gaitonde's life.
- Aadil
- Arvind
- Daddi
- Zoya Mirza: A rising movie star in the Indian film industry. Suspected of involvement with gangsters in Mumbai.
- Mohit
- Jana
- Kamala Pandey
- Umesh
- Shalini
- Bunty
- Sharmeen
- Rohit
- Salim Kaka
- Mr Kumar
- Shambhu
- Nikhil
- Paritosh Shah: A "banker" for the darker side of the city.
- Bharti
- Jatin
- Noor Mohammed
- Aisha
- Manu Tewari
- Kiran
- Natwar Kahar
- Bhai
- Shamsul
- Nikki
- Vivek
- Kazimi
- Bibi
Setting & Locations edit
- Bombay
- Delhi
- Chotta Badriya
- Mumbai
- India
- Singapore
- Gopalmath
- London
- Amritsar
- Rajpur
- Navnagar
- Dubai
- Kataruka
- Patna
- Kailashpada
- Lucknow
- Pune
- Punjab
- Pakistan
- Bazil
- Thailand
- Karachi
- America
- Bandra
- Andheri
- Bihar
- Arpana
- Santa Cruz
- Bangkok
- Cobra Gang
- Sarvamedha
- Goregaon
- Europe
- Film City
- Calcutta
- Shagufta
- Kaushalya
- Hindi
- Nashik
- Colaba
- Samant
- Munich
- Raja
- Chandigarh
- Jayanth
- Goa
- Ansari Tola
- Patong
- Anaita
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First Sentence edit
A white Pomeranian named Fluffy flew out of a fifth -Floor window in Panna,which was a brand new building with the painter's scaffolding still around it.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Vikram Chandra (Author)
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Page Count: 992
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Page Count: 992
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2007: Fiction)
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- Dewey: 823.92
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Chandra, Vikram
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Indian
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Australia & New Zealand
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Police Procedurals
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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