Tathagata Mukherjee

Pariah is a tale of the continuous torture inflicted on the outcast Indian native dogs as their value of life is reduced to nothing in the eyes of the judiciary system of this country.

On an early Sunday evening, people of the small town are reading lottery results that are hung on a board. Young man Karel Antos is annoyed that his lottery-ticket missed the main prize, a car, by only one number. Karel is going to the pub to drink away his bad luck with his friend Jirka Broz. The old accountant auditor Zelinka drops a wallet. Karel picks it up and before he gives it back he notices the winning lottery-ticket in it. Both young men accompany the old drunk man. Karel steals the ticket and exchanges it with his own. Next day, Zelinka is found dead. Investigators, Captain Tuma and the Lieutenant Líbal, soon discover that this is a murder case covered up as an accident. —NFA.cz

Feluda and Topshe visit Lucknow and stay with Topshe`s father`s childhood friend, Dhiren. But their vacation takes a thrilling turn when a robbery is attempted of a priceless ring that was supposedly worn by Emperor Aurangzeb. The owner of the ring, Dr. Srivastav, confirms that nothing was stolen but apprehending worse, he requests Dhiren to keep the ring in his possession, to keep it safe. However, in spite of their best efforts, the ring disappears from Dhiren`s possession. Felu, along with Topshe, starts investigating the disappearance, and in the course meet characters like Bonobihari, who lives with crocodiles and rattle snakes, and Mahavir, the son of Pyarilaal Seth, who had actually gifted the ring to Dr. Srivastav. While solving the mystery of the missing ring, Feluda uncovers the truth of Pyarilaal Seth`s death. But, will he, with the help of Topshe, be able to retrieve the missing ring?