LASHKAR (34 page)
‘An edge-of-the-seat-thriller’
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The Hindustan Times
‘Exciting… with some action, some introspection, some retrospection… A racy read’
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The Times of India
‘For the first time, an Indian thriller set in contemporary times… a gripping tale’
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The Pioneer
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Lashkar
tries to make sense of the terror that surrounds our lives’
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The Hindu
‘Ludlumesque’
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The Tribune
‘A glance is enough to discover… this is a Tom Clancy on the LOC’
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Time Out
‘A real page-turner… a riveting read’
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Business Standard
‘Written with style and panache’
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Sahara Time
‘A real-life take on how the so-called jehadis are picked up from anonymous Indian streets…
Lashkar
tells many tales with great ease’
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MetroPlus
‘Lashkar is gripping… racy and visually captivating’
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Indo Asian News Service
‘Magnificently paced, rich and real in imagery… Deva is a visionary’
– Sarthak Dasgupta, filmmaker
This book is a work of fiction although some of the events mentioned here have actually taken place.
All characters, places and organizations described or mentioned in this book are fictitious or have been used fictitiously and any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is absolutely unintentional.
I have taken the liberty of using my alma mater, La Martiniere College, Lucknow, as a backdrop for a part of the story since I am inordinately proud of my association with this great institution; the school and its memories occupy a huge place in my mind.
The technical details, specifications and methodologies relating to bomb-making, weaponry and tactics employed by any police, military or militant organization, and all criminal, forensic and investigative procedures mentioned herein have been deliberately kept vague
,
inaccurate and/or incomplete to prevent there being any misuse of the information – accidental or otherwise.
There is no malice intended against any religion, race, caste, creed, nation, organization or people.
First published in India in 2008 by
HarperCollins
Publishers
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Copyright © Mukul Deva 2008
ISBN: 978-81-7223-665-6
Epub Edition © January 2013 ISBN: 9789350295922
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Mukul Deva asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
This is a work of fiction and all characters and incidents described in this book are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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