Nishant Bhagat
Crime fiction where the past refuses to stay buried.
Nishant Bhagat is an author of mystery and crime fiction. His debut novel, The Darjeeling Murders, follows four friends who travel to the misty hills of Darjeeling to document a thirty-year-old killing spree, only to realise that there is a modern day copycat. A classic whodunit set in a hill town that would rather its secrets stayed buried.
The Darjeeling Murders
A mystery novel by Nishant Bhagat, available now on Kindle. Four friends travel to the hill town of Darjeeling to reinvestigate a thirty-year-old killing spree, only to fixate on the one murder the convicted killer still refuses to confess. What starts as a documentary project soon puts them at odds with a town that would rather its past stayed hidden.
About the author
Nishant Bhagat writes atmospheric, character-driven mystery and crime fiction about ordinary people who go looking for the truth and find more than they bargained for. The Darjeeling Murders is his debut novel.
An electronics engineer and crime fiction novelist, Nishant spent close to sixteen years in the corporate IT world before writing his debut novel. He is currently at work on his second mystery novel.
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Who is Nishant Bhagat?
Nishant Bhagat is an electronics engineer and author of mystery and crime fiction. He worked in the corporate world for close to sixteen years before writing his debut novel, The Darjeeling Murders, and is currently writing his second mystery novel. This website is his official author site.
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When is Nishant Bhagat's next novel coming out?
Nishant Bhagat is currently writing his second mystery novel, which is expected to be published by the end of 2026 or in early 2027.
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