The dead don't speak. But sometimes they leave a trail. Andy Karan, an investigative journalist, is tasked to probe one such the death of a local lawyer. As he begins to unravel the past, within days, he discovers a shadowy parallel life in the village. Instances dont add up and he is quick to realize that there are many loose ends around the drunkards death. And connections reach far and wide to Mumbai, Murud Janjira island and even the high seas off the western seaboard.
But Andy ends up grievously wounded. His new found love Monica's life is in danger too.

Catching the Departed is a story of a honest investigative journalist who is caught between state sponsored retribution of two warring nations and politicians who wouldnt stop at anything, not even the end of the world. And he is all of 30 patriotic, vulnerable and expendable. Attributes that cant guarantee his survival.

About the Author

Founder-editor of Open Road Review, a literary journal with a global footprint, Kulpreet Yadavs own writings have appeared in various magazines and newspapers in India and elsewhere. He is the founder member of the Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association and when not writing, he loves to travel, experiment with food and do photography. Kulpreet lives in New Delhi with his wife and two daughters. More at www.kulpreetyadav.in

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Book Details

Imprint	India Research Press
Publication Year	July
Book Type	Fiction Book

Contributors

Author Info

Founder-editor of Open Road Review, a literary journal with a global footprint, Kulpreet Yadavs own writings have appeared in various magazines and newspapers in India and elsewhere. He is the founder member of the Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association and when not writing, he loves to travel, experiment with food and do photography. Kulpreet lives in New Delhi with his wife and two daughters. More at www.kulpreetyadav.in

Series & Set Details

Series Name	Andy Karan Series
Series Volume	1

Ratings & Reviews

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awesome book

its my new experience of reading the book and im very happy to say that it has fulfilled my hope and the story is somewhat interesting with an low level of character syncronization.overall its an nice book

vigneshwar

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Jul, 2015

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Racy desi thriller!! Catch it now.

Kulpreet Yadav's Catching the Departed is a delightful fast paced book. If thrilling intrigues, murder, mystery, bad guys...is your kind of book; this is a must read for you. the first in the Andy Karan series, Kulpreet is a skilful writer who has honed his craft. the characters are very well etched, the mystery is sure to keep you at the edge of your seat. I am waiting for the next one in the trilogy.

Kanchana Banerjee

Oct, 2014

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An Eye Opening Read

One of the better books on the theme of Islamist Fundamentalism. I say theme, because it is not exactly on that topic. It basically gives you a view from the other side. And by other I mean, the non-American side. I would not like to spoil it for you but be prepared for some serious eye-openers, which may drastically change the way you viewed some incidents. I am not sure about the extent to which the author is correct, but the speculation itself is the best part. Nothing in the book is conc...

Sushobhan Parida

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May, 2012

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Captivating and Scintillating!!

Kulpreet ji
I completed reading your book yesterday. I enjoyed it.
It's like watching a Hollywood movie with some India masala.
Keen to know what will be his next mission.
Will he be more technically advanced or not?
Will he be able to come over her gf death?
Your writing, every word I enjoyed.
For the first time, I read a book in less than month's time.
Hats off to your creativity.
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May, 2015

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Catching the Departed

It is one of the finest thrillers by an Indian author. The book has every thing that can keep the readers on edge - suspense, action, drama , romance and patriotic fervor. Reader of thrillers should go for it. Highly recommended !

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Nov, 2014

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Good beginning, mediocre in the middle, mediocre end

The book began with almost perfect descriptions. The author created very believable characters and the style of writing was impeccable. In the middle somewhere, it seemed like the author was falling out of love with his own character Andy Karan. A few events started sounding repetitive and then in the end too, there was not much of a detective's job left to be done. Pure brawns somehow seemed to be the protagonist's only weapon.

The promise of the book is too huge though to dismiss the auth...

Abhyudaya Shrivastava

Apr, 2015

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Great Summary. Not so great novel!

The summary of the book was very captivating. That prompted me to contact the author for a review copy. However, the story did not live up to expectations.

The author tried very hard to write a gripping mystery. The attempt was very clearly visible throughout the book. The descriptions were a bit too much, but not something which will bother you. The story is passable. It is definitely not bad, but it is also not as great as the summary gives.

Andy Karan is a journalist who has retired from...

Devi Nair

Jan, 2015

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Back to basics tale of suspense

Kulpreet's book is like an exciting, sweet n sour 60s-70s style Dharmendra - Mala Sinha starrer Hindi film thriller. An old fashioned, good versus bad tale of a very likeable, straightforward secret agent battling the villainous big sharks. I liked the book's simplicity and direct style. Here we have a new player- secret agent Andy Karan, banana eating ex army man turned journalist, who is out to catch the enemies of the nation. Intrigue, deception, evil plots of demonic villains, murders of ...

Kiran Chaturvedi

Oct, 2014

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catching the departed

The book hooks you on from the word go!! Its a real page turner and Andy Karan is soon going to take over all the rest in his genre. All the best Kulpreet! waiting for more of Andy Karan.......

kamiksha sharma

May, 2015

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Very captivating

Presents a good mystry and holds the suspense pretty well. Hoping for more such books from the auther. Cheers!

Shyam Baheti

Feb, 2015

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