Ep 20: Gajanan Godbole with Salil Desai

In this episode, author Salil Desai talks about his journey into novel writing, the influences and inspirations that have shaped his storytelling - from Hitchcock and Colin Dexter to Hakan Nesser and P.L.Deshpande, his beloved fictional character Inspector Saralkar who has been with him for 6 books already, the art and craft of coming up with a suitable title, and of course, his book with the unlikely murderer, The Grudges of Gajanan Godbole.Host: Suparna Chatterjee (www.suparnachatterjee.com)Instagram:⁠ thedesidetectiveshow⁠ and⁠ soup_and_chat⁠Guest: Salil DesaiInstagram: ⁠@salildesai_mysterieswww.salildesai.comBooks and references:Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles/Anthony BerkeleyThe Murder of Roger Akroyd by Agatha ChristieBooks by Salil DesaiKilling Ashish KarveThe Murder of Sonia RaikonnenThree and a Half MurdersMurder MilestoneThe Kid Killer206 BonesThe Grudges of Gajanan GodboleThe Sane PsycopathMurder on a Side StreetLost Libido and Gulp FictionPodcast Theme Music by B. Prasanna and Khurshed Batliwala Instagram: @b_prasanna and @khurshedbatliwalaHaradhoner Doshti Chhele:https://youtu.be/z4S3fVtyCFc?si=XsuWsCUmXZ-GbrFr