Time to Kill and Other Stories

About the Book

Time to Kill is a collection of short stories showcasing Madhav Desai’s storytelling talent. Set in India in the 1980s, this collection of six short stories is replete with elements of mystery, suspense, and surprise. From the tale of a clairvoyant woman on a noble mission to warn future victims, to the bizarre suicide of a successful business executive, to a fun-loving but naive village woman being stranded during her first visit to a large city, to the title story, which is a classic whodunit set in what appears to be a warm and carefree reunion of old friends—the author keeps the readers at the edge of their seats with unexpected plot twists in this thrilling page-turner.

About the Author

Madhav Desai has written and published several adventure stories for children in Gujarati. These books were written during his school and college years. A postgraduate from Stanford, he paused his literary pursuit once he started his career, but upon retirement, he resumed his interest. Besides this collection of short stories, two of his books are currently under publication. Ninth Standard at Navjivan School is a novel about school years, and The World Without God is a work of nonfiction. Madhav Desai lives in Mumbai, India, with his wife and daughter and has a son working in London. He can be reached at madhavdesai@hotmail.com.