TheGood, the Bad and the Unknown

Authored by an IPS officer, the stories offer a realistic portrayal of everyday policing as well as how criminals, victims and complainants of crime influence the life of a police officer and vice versa.Lucid with an unmitigated pace, this is a gripping read which gives an insight into the world of crime.The stories can be read independently of each other or as an organic progression of the journey of the common character, police officer Rishi, which makes for a unique reading experience.Raj Tilak Roushan, a budding poet, an IITian and an IPS officer, is a proud father of a little daughter. Born in a remote village in Bihar, he was trained as an engineer at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, where he received his B. Tech. and M. Tech. degrees. In 2013, Raj qualified for the prestigious Indian Police Service to serve the nation. He currently is an IPS officer in the Maharashtra cadre. Raj has been awarded numerous accolades, including the Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation, the FICCI Award for Smart Policing and the IIT KGP Young Alumni Achiever's Award.A meticulous and methodical police officer, he strives to maintain the human touch with a citizen-centric approach to policing.While the clock is ticking fast and the city is in a state of shock, how long will it take Rishi to trace a little girl? Will Rishi be able to give justice to a heartbroken Amol who has lost his married daughter under mysterious circumstances? Where and for what her whole family has vanished from their house one fine night while Radha was away? The truth can often be strange and shocking. Not everyone has the heart to handle it. A collection of short stories, The Good, the Bad and the Unknown takes the reader into the minds of criminals and police officers. Gripping and unputdownable in its storytelling, the collection depicts not only the seedy underbelly of our society but also tries to show what motives people around us and people like us have to take up a life of crime. All the characters in the stories-be it the grandmother who finds a dead body in her house or the farmer whose crops are burnt down or even a petty thief-have layers to their personalities, where truth and fiction can barely be discerned. Each story portrays various shades of human behaviour-guilt, rage, love, greed, vengeance and fear-and offers many versions of the truth; the protagonist(s) and even the readers have to rely on their wits to make sense of this twisted world around them. The Good, the Bad and the Unknown has a universal appeal to it as it reflects the unravelling of the deepest and darkest human emotions through the most unlikely of characters.A collection of thrilling short stories, The Good, the Bad and the Unknown, transports you into a distorted and grisly world of crime where police officer Rishi is thrown in the midst of cases which seemingly appear impossible to solve. Be ready to delve into terrible and ugly incidents and encounter murderers and psychopaths at close quarters. Witness the vagaries of human nature affecting criminals, complainants, victims and police officers alike.