Born in Calcutta in 1971, Suprati m Sarkar was a gifted student and has been a keen reader. An alumnus of St Lawrence High School, he graduated with a first class in economics from Presidency College, Calcutta. After a brief stint in journalism, he joined the Indian Police Service in 1997. Currently posted as additional commissioner of police, Kolkata, Supratim was awarded the Indian Police Medal by the president of India, as well as a special honour by the chief minister of West Bengal. He describes himself as an IPS officer by profession and a cricket lover by inclination. He is the bestselling author of Murder in the City and India Cried That Night. Yajnaseni Chakraborty has been a journalist for well over a decade and is currently senior editor at Indian Express Bangla. Born in Guwahati and brought up in Shillong, she is an alumna of Loreto House, Presidency College and Jadavpur University, and lists reading, travelling, watching films, following sports and listening to music among her interests. She translated the book India Cried That Night.
