We are delighted to announce that we have signed the fourth book in C V Chauhan’s Inspector Sharma Thrillers: page-turning police procedurals set in Leicester and packed full of suspense.
Here, C V Chauhan tells us what to expect from the latest instalment:
“The plot for the fourth book in the series, A Grave Mistake, is set in motion when a young South Asian man’s body is discovered in Leicester’s historic Welford Road Cemetery, laid out on the grave of Thomas Cook, the travel agent. The body shows signs of surgical intervention: a long scar, expertly stitched. When pathologist Dr Nasreen Khan performs the post-mortem, she discovers a syringe containing a cryptic note addressed to Detective Inspector Sharma inside the body.
“So starts a fast-paced thriller which takes DI Sharma and his team across Leicestershire and further afield as they delve into the sinister world of organised crime and human trafficking.
“A Grave Mistake is more than a police procedural; it is about contemporary British society. It explores issues of immigration, racism, the exploitation of vulnerable people, and the challenges of policing in a diverse, urban environment. The novel also delves into the personal cost of police work, the importance of family, and the resilience required to confront both external and internal demons. This book, as with the previous three in the series, reflects my deep affection for the city of Leicester and its diverse communities.
“I am delighted that Sapere Books have offered me the opportunity to continue writing the DI Sharma series. I couldn’t have done it without their support and encouragement, as well as all the people who enjoy reading my books.”
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Congratulations to C V Chauhan, whose gritty urban thriller, Shattered Dreams, is published today! Shattered Dreams is the second book in the Inspector Sharma series.
When a body is found in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, Detective Inspector Rohan Sharma is called to the scene.
But before he can get there, a young woman arrives on his doorstep, saying she is scared for her life and asking for his help.
Before he can take down her details, she runs away.
And when Sharma reaches the crime scene, what he finds leaves him bewildered.
The prone body lying on the ground is of a man in full diving gear. He looks to have been dead for a while, but there is no obvious cause of death.
And before long, a second body is discovered, this time in the local river. It is a naked woman, with her head and hands missing.
Her build is similar to that of the mysterious woman on Sharma’s doorstep. But there is nothing to identify her.
Are the two deaths connected? Can Sharma and his team discover the identities of the two victims?
Or could they be about to unravel something even more disturbing…?
Congratulations to C V Chauhan, whose page-turning serial killer thriller, The Dance of Death, is out now!
The Dance of Death is the first book in the Inspector Sharma Thriller series.
When a young Asian woman is found murdered in a particularly brutal fashion, the Leicestershire police force are put on high alert to find the killer.
The body was positioned in the shape of swastika and instantly points to racist motivations.
Newly promoted homicide detective Rohan Sharma is given the case – a surprise both to Sharma himself and his more experienced colleagues.
Desperate to prove himself, Sharma works around the clock – and soon discovers connections to the death of a young Somali woman that occurred the previous year.
But with his resentful colleagues working against him and his private life falling apart, Sharma struggles to keep his head in the game.
And when he starts to receive strange anonymous messages, he realises the killer may now be tracking his every move…
Can Detective Sharma stop the killer before he strikes again?
Or will he find himself trapped in a vicious dance of death…?
