New Delhi — Bestselling author and decorated IPS officer Amit Lodha returns with his most daring work yet. Police Affairs, a scorching new crime thriller, lifts the veil on the dark undercurrents of India’s law enforcement machinery—where loyalty is fleeting, morality negotiable, and the line between justice and corruption dangerously thin.

Building on the success of his memoir Bihar Diaries—which inspired Netflix’s Khakee: The Bihar Chapter—Lodha now steps boldly into fiction. But this isn’t escapist storytelling. Police Affairs is a gripping, no-filter portrait of systemic rot, psychological tolls, and personal compromises faced by those meant to protect the law.

Early readers are already calling it “Paatal Lok meets Delhi Crime, with a touch of House of Cards”—a fast-paced, emotionally charged novel that delves into the intersection of crime, desire, and institutional failure.

“An entertaining, thrilling read. So much more than just another cop story!”
— Akshay Kumar

“Gripping, fast-paced, and packed with unforgettable characters and conspiracies.”
— Amish Tripathi

In Police Affairs, Lodha pulls no punches. Set in the shadowy corridors of Indian bureaucracy, the novel tracks a web of entanglements—political, personal, and sexual—that threaten to unravel the very system designed to uphold justice. At its core, it’s a searing exploration of duty versus desire, ambition versus ethics.

What sets this book apart is its brutal authenticity. Lodha isn’t imagining this world—he’s lived it. Drawing from real cases, classified operations, and the emotional weight of a career in uniform, he crafts a story that’s equal parts thriller and exposé.

As Indian audiences increasingly gravitate toward realism—on screen and in literature—Police Affairs strikes a deep, unsettling chord. It marks a pivotal shift in the crime genre: from solving murders to interrogating the structures that breed them.

Lodha’s signature terse, high-impact style—familiar to fans of Bihar Diaries—returns here with even sharper edges. But if his memoir was about the chase, Police Affairs is about the aftermath—the wreckage left when the truth collides with the system.

In a time of rising public scrutiny over institutional power and ethical collapse, Police Affairs doesn’t just join the conversation—it cuts straight to the bone.