 First English edition 2010 | |
| Author | Surender Mohan Pathak |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Shelle Studio |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime Fiction |
| Published | 1977 (Blaft Books) |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 216 (English) |
| ISBN | 978-81-906056-5-6 |
| Followed by | Daylight Robbery |
The 65 Lakh Heist is first English version (translated by Sudarshan Purohit)[1] of a Surender Mohan Pathak book. The Hindi crime thriller (hi:पैंसठ लाख की डकैती, Painsatth Lakh ki Dacoity)[2] was first published in 1977. It was the fouth book in the Vimal series.[3]
The novel begun the trend of anti-heroism in Indian pulp fiction and was very controversial.
- ^ Sudarshan Purohit is a Bangalore based computer engineer. The next book was Daylight Robbery another Vimal adventure
- ^ Complete Review by M.A.Orthofer
- ^ Desi Cool Archived 28 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine