vikram chandras novel draws the reader deep into the life of inspector sartaj singhand into the criminal underworld of ganesh gaitonde the most wanted gangster in india it is is a story of friendship and betrayal of terrible violence of an astonishing modern city and its dark sideseven years in the making sacred games is an epic of exceptional richness and power vikram chandras novel draws the reader deep into the life of inspector sartaj singhand into the criminal underworld of ganesh gaitonde the most wanted gangster in india sartaj one of the very few sikhs on the mumbai police force is used to being identified by his turban beard and the sharp cut of his trousers but the silky sikh is now past forty his marriage is over and his career prospects are on the slide when sartaj gets an anonymous tipoff as to the secret hideout of the legendary boss of gcompany hes determined that hell be the one to collect the prize vikram chandras keenly anticipated new novel is a magnificent story of friendship and betrayal of terrible violence of an astonishing modern city and its dark side drawing inspiration from the classics of nineteenthcentury fiction mystery novels bollywood movies and chandras own life and research on the streets of mumbai sacred games evokes with devastating realism the way we live now but resonates with the intelligence and emotional depth of the best of literature