"The Third Squad ends with an emotional wallop, making it stand out among crime novels. It has the chiaroscuro effects of classic noir, but also the philosophical depth of highbrow literary fiction...Mumbai teems with lurid intrigue in this smart and affecting work of postmodern noir."
--Shelf Awareness for Readers, Starred review

"Kumar evokes Mumbai] with lyrical prose."
--Publishers Weekly

Included in Publishers Weekly's Crime Fiction feature on police corruption and brutality.

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