The Amazing Cases of Inspector Gaur

AUTHOR'S NOTEThis book comprising of ten stories was written as an experiment of what would happen if the ghost of a murdered victim comes and actually takes revenge on his or her murderer when all other forms of justice have failed.Drawing from his unconscious, as the writing progressed, the author discovered he deeply sympathized with his female characters - even though they were from the lower strata of society - the most abused and vulnerable - like call girls and prostitutes who...
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AUTHOR'S NOTEThis book comprising of ten stories was written as an experiment of what would happen if the ghost of a murdered victim comes and actually takes revenge on his or her murderer when all other forms of justice have failed.Drawing from his unconscious, as the writing progressed, the author discovered he deeply sympathized with his female characters - even though they were from the lower strata of society - the most abused and vulnerable - like call girls and prostitutes who were in this unenviable profession - and even the odd village belle in one story - who were tormented and ravaged by male perpetrators hiding under the garb of being civilized.These stories depict the dark underbelly of our modern society - which normally people don't see or, perhaps, don't want to see.This book is a tribute to all our women who face constant persecution at the hands of their male counterparts in this patriarchal society.Inspector Som Dutt Gaur is the quintessential male representing the good within all of us who want to see that justice is given to the weak and susceptible but are unable to do anything about it. Inspector Gaur fights our battles for us - of course, helped by the ghosts of those murdered victims for whom he fights against the rich, the strong, the politicians and even the underworld mafia.These are more than just revenge stories. The author has tried to explore if there was any humanity left even in the most depraved villains and he was astonished to find, coming out of his unconscious, that just before their end, these heartless people did feel that the life they had led had been futile and worthless.Of note: The author has freely mentioned the religions of his characters - Hindu, Muslim and Christian - and in one story, even Parsi. The reason for this is, as the dear reader will find out for himself/herself, that the author looks upon all of his characters as human with a common goal - to fight injustice. Vinod AgarwalMumbai, India - August 2018