Karan Bajaj

Karan Bajaj

About

Karan Bajaj is the author of Keep off the Grass,which has been on bestseller lists in India since its release in 2008. The bookwas a semi-finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award and was shortlistedfor the Indiaplaza Golden Quill Award, among other honors. Johnny Gone Down ishis second novel.

Born in 1979 into an Army family, Karan is anengineering graduate from BIT Ranchi and an MBA from the Indian Institute ofManagement, Bangalore. Besides writing, he pursues his Brand Management careerwith Kraft Foods, New York on the side and was named a ‘Top 40 under 40Marketer in the US’ byAdvertisingAge in 2007. He can be reached at email@karanbajaj.com. 

Intersection

Intersection

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<p>FBI agent Alexis Toles is dispatched to New Rochelle, New York, to investigate threatening letters sent to Congressman Christopher O’Brien, and to protect his ex-wife, Cassidy, and six-year-old son, Dylan. But when she gets to New Rochelle, Alex discovers that there is more to the situation than simple stalking or political agendas; she finds that she has growing romantic feelings for Cassidy—and that the feelings are mutual.</p><p>As Alex and Cassidy explore their budding romance, they must surmount many obstacles in explaining their relationship to those around them, including Dylan. All the while, the investigation continues, and the disturbing, convoluted, and complicated web surrounding the threats begins to unravel, placing the characters’ lives in grave danger.</p><p><i>Intersection</i> is a taut political thriller that combines the action and suspense found in hit television shows like <i>24</i> with the insight and drama found in the widely popular fiction of LGBT authors such as R. E. Bradshaw and Stacey D’Erasmo. It is sure to appeal to fans of intrigue, mystery, and romance, and to provide positive role models for marginalized groups and relationships.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;">&quot;The Pulp fiction novel of the summer!&quot;</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></span><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;line-height:115%;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">-</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">Financial Express</span></strong><br /><br /></span></em><span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;">“Set to make publishing history”</span></span><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;line-height:115%;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">- IANS</span></strong><br /></span></em><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;"><br /><span>“Johnny rises and shines! Wild, bizarre and satisfying”</span><br /><strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">- Deccan Chronicle</span></em></strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /><br /></span></em><span>“Restores one’s faith in the pace of a thriller”</span><br /><strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">- Asian Age</span></em></strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /></span></em><br /><span>“Raw and powerful”</span><br /><strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">- Indiaplaza</span></em></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"> </span></em></strong></span><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /><br /></span></em><span>&quot;A taut gripping saga&quot;</span><br /><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">-</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"> </span></em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">Hindustan Times</span></em></strong><em><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">&quot;</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></em><span>A stunning adventure of the human spirit from one of the freshest, most exciting voices in Indian literature in years”</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><span>-</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">Ben Rekhi</span></strong><span>,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><strong><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">Waterborne</span></strong></em><strong><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;">.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /></span></strong><span>“Visceral. Stunning. Pure entertainment without pretensions”</span><strong><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">- Vir Das, Film Actor</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><br /></span></strong><span>&quot;This is the greatest novel I have ever read in my life...I can't get this book and the cover out of my head.&quot;</span><strong><span style="border-bottom:1pt;border-left:1pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:1pt;border-right:1pt;padding-top:0in;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">-</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">Flipkart</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><em> </em></span></span></strong></span></p>