# Shelter in the City

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**Author:** Kishor D. Shah
 **Pages:** 114 **Year of Publication:** 2007, second
edition 2009 **Price:** HB Rs 200, FB Rs 150 **ISBN:** HB 978-81-8157-829-7 (9788181578297)
FB 978-81-8157-830-3 (9788181578303)

_**About the Author**_
 Kishor D. Shah is a lawyer by profession; he practices in
the Mumbai High Court. As a college student, he was involved with the Indian National
Theatre. He has also written one-act radio plays. His first novel, _Home Away from
Home_ was published in 2001.

_**Teaser**_
 “It was the fourth murder within a week in the city, screamed the 
banner headlines in the newspaper. All the four murders were of senior citizens.
A servant was held responsible for the first murder, for another the watchman of
the building was held, for the other two a plumber, a carpenter or persons posing
as couriers were the main suspects. The motive was the same: cash and other valuables.
TV channels had also given lot of prominence to the news, spreading panic among 
the public. The Police Commissioner was forced to call a press conference where 
he tried to defend the police force…

Ashok and Pratima were a worried couple. They were both hardworking and ambitious
with high pressure jobs in Mumbai. Ashok was an executive with an advertising firm
while Pratima was an officer in a foreign bank. Their problem was Ashok’s father
Vishwasrao. Vishwasrao was a widower and old and obstinate. This combination made
it difficult for them to take care of the old man.”

_**Contents**_
 42 chapters