‘[A] ride through the underbelly of Mumbai—shadowy, seedy, a world where darkness reigns as men seek out men, money changes hands, contracts are made and broken, and love exists in pockets of desperation and need…As in all [of Pinto’s] works, what shines through is the reality of Mumbai…Read it.’—Rajdeep Bains, The Tribune.
‘One of the joys of reading Pinto is to savour his nuanced handling of characters. Mumbai, at once indulgent and menacing, becomes a living, breathing entity…Murder in Mahim is a novel about crime and retribution. But, beyond that, it is a story of rage and sorrow. It is also a tale of family ties, friendship and empathy, those quiet virtues gently ebbing from middle-class life that Pinto is so good at decoding.’—Paromita Chakrabarti, The Indian Express.
‘A gruesome cold-blooded murder slowly unravels a murky tale of prostitution, homosexuality, extortion and police corruption…As Pinto’s story navigates through the alleys of Colaba, Bandra and Mahim, recreating the melancholic sounds and smells of crime, poverty and death, you can’t help but relate to this monster of a character—the city he conceals in the narrative.’—Mid Day.

Jerry Pinto is a poet, novelist, translator and journalist based in Mumbai. His books include Em and the Big Hoom (winner of the Hindu Literary Prize and the Crossword Book Award) and Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb (winner of the National Award for the Best Book on Cinema). Among his other works are widely acclaimed translations from Marathi: Daya Pawar’s autobiography (Baluta); Baburao Bagul’s first and classic collection of stories (When I Hid My Caste); novels by Sachin Kundalkar (Cobalt Blue) and Ganesh Matkari (Half-Open Windows); and the memoirs of Malika Amar Shaikh (I Want to Destroy Myself), Vandana Mishra (I, the Salt Doll) and Eknath Awad (Strike a Blow to Change the World).