Exit Interview

When the rebellious Rasha Roy leaves the comfort of her home to pursue a career in journalism, little does she know of the challenges that lie in her path. But she quickly discovers that life isn’t a bed of roses for young rookies – especially one with a mind of her own – despite her exceptional acumen for sniffing out stories. As she moves from one job to another – first in India and then in Dubai – trying to make herself heard, she realizes that the companies’ exit interviews are all a sham. Those three short lines on the interview form are not enough to sum up her struggles. She cannot write about the sexual harassment she has faced at the workplace, the promotions she has missed because of nepotism and the trouble she has landed in for a shocking exposé. But a chance encounter with a young woman at a police station in Cairo leads Rasha to stumble on to the biggest story of her life. Will this be the big break that she has been looking for? Or will this story too, like so many of her others, be sent to an early grave? Exit Interview is the captivating story of an ambitious young woman trying to find her place in an unforgiving world.

Museum of Memories: A Collection of Soul-Stirring Stories

Thirteen soul-stirring stories gathered from the experiences of a senior journalist

A surrogate mother narrating her emotional ordeal; a house-husband telling his side of the story; an innocent girl talking her first brush with the not-so-innocent world; a woman judging her friend for her Facebook posts…and many more that chronicle the journey of discovering life.Amrita Mukherjee, a journalist, realised over the years that every story had an inside story; interviewees actually opened up when the Dictaphone was switched off. Apart from meeting people for interviews, she collected these stories at the office cafeteria, at drawing room conversations, during interactions with strangers while travelling on the metro-rail or talking to fellow moms while waiting for her son at the school gates.
What emerges is a work of gripping fiction based on real incidents.

The Secret Diary of a Criminal Lawyer

What happens when a man kills his brother in a fit of rage? Does the love story of an underworld kingpin end in a happily ever after? How can best friends become worst enemies? Can a revered school teacher turn into a monster? Does a tormented mother send her son to jail? Taken from the pages of the secret diary of Ashok Mukherjee, the finest criminal lawyer in Kolkata, this is a ride to the murky world of the human psyche, where crimes are plotted and murders are executed in cold blood. Mukherjee’s brilliant mind and eye for detail sees him overturn seemingly lost cases and save many an innocent life. The Secret Diary of a Criminal Lawyer presents 10 cases that left an indelible impression on Mukherjee’s mind and tested his acumen as a lawyer. Brace for a thrilling read!


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