‘A riveting murder mystery. A psychological thriller. A magnificent work of literary fiction. Roy brings her formidable experience as a journalist to this story of crime in modern India. Black River addresses a society unravelling in the midst of change, a brutal class divide, the terror of religious strife, relentless violence against women—but it is also suffused with tenderness for the ordinary, heroic decency of those who persist in abiding by different rules. Reading this novel is like holding a prayer in one’s hands.’ - Kiran Desai

‘Black River is an elegy for India. It is gorgeously written, utterly devastating, and feels completely true.’ - Sonia Faleiro

‘Nilanjana turns the police procedural into gritty, compelling Delhi noir.’ - Jeet Thayil