TRINOYONI

'Someone is stalking the streets of Sonagachi.'It's the 1870s, and Calcutta is bustling with commerce and colonialism. A sea of changes has beenushered in by the relatively new British Raj, which has led to migrants from all over India fillingup the city with their hopes and dreams.Amongst these struggling masses is a serial killer on the prowl. Corpses of sex-workers start turningup at ponds and in the by-lanes of Sonagachi, Calcutta's famed pleasure district, choked to deathand stripped of all their ornaments. Fear has gripped the city and the nascent police departmentseems to be chasing shadows.This is the story of Trinoyoni Debi: a sensuous seductress with a silver tongue and a love for all thingsshiny. But behind those eager eyes lurks a savagery that has made Trinoyoni the stuff of legends.How could such a breath-taking beauty be so terrifying? How many more will she kill before sheis satiated? And is there anyone who can stop her? Follow her life as she transforms from a childwidow to a famed courtesan and merciless murderer, becoming India's first-ever serial killer.