Souffle

<p>One sultry Mumbai night, business tycoon Mihir Kothari takes a bite of a soufflé and drops dead. According to the CCTV footage, celebrity chef Rajiv Mehra is the killer. It seems like an open-and-shut case.<br><br>Or is it?<br><br>A catastrophic accident on the day the chef is to be hanged allows him to escape and, driven by an inner calling, pursue a new life. Chased by shadows he thought he had left behind, torn by spurned love, the chef<br>returns in search of the real killer so that he can prove his innocence. But there is a problem. Unknown to him, the killer has chosen his next target: the chef himself!<br><br><i>Soufflé </i> is a rich, layered thriller that explores life, love and the passions that motivate people to do unexpected and impossible things.<br><br>'If this psychological, compelling and unpredictable novel doesn't keep you hooked, give up reading'<br>ASHWIN SANGHI</p>

Anand Ranganathan is a scientist and an author. He has written three books, all novels: <i>The Land of the Wilted Rose</i> (Rupa, 2012), <i>For Love and Honour</i> (Bloomsbury, 2015), and <i>The Rat Eater</i> (Bloomsbury, 2019; co-authored). His forthcoming book is on India's forgotten scientists (Penguin, 2023; co-authored).