Manu Joseph is the author of two previous widely acclaimed and bestselling novels, Serious Men (winner of the Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN/Open Book Award) and The Illicit Happiness of Other People (shortlisted for the Encore Award and the Hindu Literary Prize). A former columnist for the International New York Times, he lives in Delhi and writes for Mint Lounge. His latest novel, Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous, was published by Myriad in May 2018.