About the Book: The newly sprouted town of Rangvihar has lured people with the promise of a safe haven away from Delhi’s maddening din. But beneath its swanky veneer lurks a hidden evil devouring the town’s safety.

Six women with troubled pasts, Falguni, Kesri, Gunjan, Asha, Farzeen, and Rani, drawn to the town with the hope of starting their lives afresh, befriend one another to form a safety net. They discover the sinister side of Rangvihar as Falguni’s teenage daughter goes missing. It soon becomes evident that the disappearance is connected to a nefarious human trafficking racket in the town. The plot further thickens with more disappearances and the eventual death of suspects. As the layers of mystery peel off, all six find themselves embroiled in the crisis in unexpected ways.

Pushed to seek a way out of it, what secrets will they unearth about the town as well as each other? Will they re-establish the golden equilibrium of peace and safety they had once sought? How heavy a price do they have to pay to protect themselves?

About the Beverage: Sreya recommends pairing her novel with a Starbucks coffee because “Both my book and the beverage are dark, layered and mysterious.”

About the Author: Sreya Sarkar is a public policy analyst, journalist, and author. She worked in public policy research and advocacy in U.S. think tanks and non-profits before becoming a freelance writer with her fingers dipped in multiple fiction and non-fiction projects. She contributes political and social articles for Indian and U.S. news magazines like The Wire, Scroll, and American Kahani. Originally hailing from Kolkata, she nurtured a wish to write from an early age. Her short stories have been published in Indian literary magazines including Indian Ruminations and The Space Ink. Sreya currently lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts with her spouse and teenage son. Her debut novel, Beneath the Veneer, was released earlier this year. She has previously co-authored a poetry book, The Same Sky, with poet, Sankar Sarkar. She currently divides her time drafting her second full-length fiction and writing socio-political articles for news magazines.

BENEATH THE VENEER is available on Amazon. The physical copy is available in India and in other countries the kindle version is available. In the US the Kindle copy of the book is available at $6.

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