The Brotherhood Chronicle
"At once timely and exciting, 
Tejas Desai's The Brotherhood Chronicle is a must-read and will keep you guessing."---Queens Courier
"This thrilling series has caused shockwaves in the literary world since it was released, taking readers on thrilling ride, after thrilling ride, each book is packed with action, mystery and excitement."-Thrive Global
"This series is a must read this fall and winter. In the world of literature Desai has become a superhero, delivering readers the ride of their lifetime."-USA Reformer
The Brotherhood, The Run and Hide, The Dance Towards Death) is a riveting, acclaimed, multiple award-winning, Amazon #1 bestselling international crime trilogy that follows the journey of complex private investigator Niral Solanke and a diverse cast of colorful characters as they navigate a brutal criminal underworld across the USA, Thailand, India, Australia, Russia and other countries.Vincent Zandri has said "You can't do better than Tejas Desai and his epic The Brotherhood Chronicle."The Dance Towards Death has won 15 literary honors and is one of the most acclaimed and award-winning crime thrillers of the 2020s:Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, Literary Titan Silver Award, Bronze Medal-Readers' Favorite International Book Contest, Two Firebird Book Awards, Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, 2nd Place-Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Finalist-Book Excellence Award, Finalist-Book of the Year Awards, Finalist-Three American Fiction Awards, Finalist-Four Seasons Award Contest, Honorable Mention-New York Book Festival Contest, Shortlisted-CLUE Book AwardsThe Dance Towards Death has been called "an action blockbuster" "noteworthy" "awe-inspiring" "breathtaking" "riveting" "compelling" "a multinational literary treat" and much more. Selected reviews: Readers' Favorite Indie Reader Literary Titan Wesleyan Connection Indies TodayThe Brotherhood and The Dance Towards Death became Amazon #1 Bestsellers, and all three books have received excellent reviews.Amazon and the Paperback editions are available on nearly all platforms where books are sold including Ingram, Barnes and Noble and Indiebound.The Dance Towards Death, The Brotherhood Chronicle Volume 3, similar to Volume 1, The Brotherhood, became an Amazon #1 Bestseller on its publication date September 16, 2020! The Brotherhood reached Amazon #1 Bestseller status in December 2019, briefly surpassing Crazy Rich Asians and Pachinko on the Asian-American bestseller list.The Brotherhood is a Silver Medalist in the 2022 Global Book Awards in the Mystery-Crime Fiction category!The Brotherhood is the winner of the 2019 Pencraft Award for Fiction-General!The Brotherhood is an "engrossing novel" with "brilliantly conceived characters" and is "highly recommended" by San Francisco Review of BooksThe Run and Hide is "spellbinding, chilling, and complex" and "created with powerful prose," "a story that is timely, fascinating and told with a variety of nuances that keep the reader thoroughly engaged."-Authors ReadingThe Dance Towards Death is "an absorbing and incisive expose of affiliations, roots, race and attachments to causes, countries, people and families."-Authors ReadingThe Dance Towards Death is the winner of the 2020 Pencraft Award for Asian-American Thriller!The Dance Towards Death is the Bronze Medal Winner of the 2021 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest in the Fiction-Thriller-General category!The Dance Towards Death is a Finalist in 3 Categories in the American Fiction Awards: Mystery/Suspense-Hardboiled/Crime Fiction, Mystery/Suspense: Multicultural/Diverse, and Thriller: Crime!The Dance Towards Death has been called "an action blockbuster" "noteworthy" "awe-inspiring" "breathtaking" "riveting" "compelling" "a multinational literary treat" and much more. Selected reviews: Readers' Favorite Indie Reader Literary Titan Wesleyan Connection Indies Today
The Brotherhood Chronicle is an international crime trilogy set in New York City, Thailand, India and the American South. It starts off when Priya Mehta, a promising college student, jumps out of her dorm room to her death in New York City. As Niral Solanke, a down on his luck private investigator, looks into her demise, he is drawn into many different worlds--of high finance, Hindu religious organizations, the art community, strip clubs and ethnic criminal gangs. What follows is his journey and transformation--physical, vocational, mental, spiritual--as more mysteries are introduced and uncovered. We also follow the stories of many other multicultural characters--financiers, politicians, drug dealers, prostitutes, military generals, police officers, housewives--as they try to survive and make sense of the world they live in, informed and influenced by Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Christian and atheistic philosophy and thought.
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The Brotherhood, The Brotherhood Chronicle Volume 1, was initially published in September 2012 and is available for purchase in paperback and ebook editions.
A second edition featuring a new preface, introduction, an enhanced Glossary of Hindu Terms, a study guide, trivia questions, a detailed map of New York City, a list of characters, and a new cover, was released on September 16, 2018. A successful fundraising campaign was initiated on GoFundMe to assist with this republication.
The Run and Hide, The Brotherhood Chronicle Volume 2 was released on September 16, 2019 in both ebook and paperback editions. Queens Courier described the trilogy thus: "At once timely and exciting, Tejas Desai's The Brotherhood Chronicle is a must-read and will keep you guessing."
The Dance Towards Death, The Brotherhood Chronicle Volume 3, the culmination of this noir epic, became a #1 Amazon Bestseller when released on September 16, 2020.
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Reviews of The Brotherhood by Tejas Desai:
"I picked up this book and quickly finished it within a day because it was so exciting. The plot is very fast paced, so you won’t want to put it down if you can avoid it. I think the highlight of the book was the characters though. The author creates realistic characters that each have their pros and cons, which makes choosing a side difficult at times. I also enjoyed the love that went into the setting. I’ve never been to Queens, but I feel like the author described it in such a way that I could have been there at some point in my life. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone that loves gripping crime stories set in the past. I certainly look forward to seeing where this series takes its readers in the future."-Amazon Vine Voice Review
"Tejas Desai’s novel The Brotherhood has mesmerized readers due to the thrills it offers with twists and turns you don’t see coming...Desai takes readers to the edge and beyond, and will leave you wanting more, so it’s a good thing that The Run and Hide, the second book in the series is available."-Buzzfeed
"Brilliantly conceived characters populate this engrossing novel...reading this novel is both entertaining and pleasantly educational, offering insights into Hindu culture and religious elements. Highly recommended."-San Francisco Review of Books
"What a well-written, intriguing not to mention engrossing story. Each plot point pulls you along building tension and drawing you into the life and goals of the main character. Characters are fleshed out perfectly, layered and flawed with excellent detail that make you love or hate them instantly. Story paces well and sub-plots enhance not detract from the main plot. A great mystery with the promise of more like it to come as the series progresses."-My Book Abyss
NYK DailyThe London PostThe Brotherhood, by bestselling author Tejas Desai, should be on your reading list this winter. But be warned there is an excellent chance you will be reaching for The Run and Hide, the second book in this series as soon as you are finished....Desai is well known for creating characters that are intense and so realistic that at certain points you may well feel like they are in the room with you."-LA Post-ExaminerThe Brotherhood offers readers a rather epic escape, so much so it recently hit the bestseller list on Amazon. Desai is a wunderkind when it comes to crafting compelling characters that take you down a rabbit hole of betrayal, greed and hypocrisy."-California HeraldThe New York Journal"Everything and everyone and anything aren't what they seem, and even as you adjust your logic to keep up The Brotherhood keeps you guessing all the way ...The best way to describe The Brotherhood is simply this: a Mickey Spillane novel with a Bombay (or is it Mumbai...bloody hell) flavour...set in New York City. Betrayal, religious hypocrisy, greed, and sexual nastiness...it is nice warm cuddly pulp fiction with a nice global marinade."-The Evil Parrot Book Club
"The author writes with the power and conviction of personal knowledge of [Hindu] culture and [New York] City...Edge of the seat tensions and thrills, twists and the unknown leave the reader trying to guess the motive for Priya's suicide, or was it murder? This mystery thriller leads the reader to an expansive literary universe of noir fiction and is the first of an international crime trilogy."-Authors Reading
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The Brotherhood Chronicle Volume 2: The Run and Hide (September 16, 2019)
Following the cataclysmic events of the first volume of The Brotherhood Chronicle, Niral Solanke has been banished to Thailand, where he works undercover for The Dragons. But a special business interest reconnects him to The Brotherhood and its new leader Bhai, creating a conflict over his loyalties. Meanwhile many characters, both old and new, are embroiled in their own dramas across Thailand, India, New York City and North Carolina, including: Rob Johnson, the Croatian-Australian killer with special, conflicted loves; Bob Macaday, fresh out of witness protection and hankering for action; Apsara, a beguiling Thai prostitute with mysterious motives; Duncan Smith, caught between career and family; Lance Portman, mired in the grind of New York City politics; and Detective Nat Sachinkowdon, dedicated to his job but tortured by his past. These characters and others dance along the wire of order and chaos, deities and doom, in this next volume of the chronicle.
Reviews of The Run and Hide by Tejas Desai:
"Tejas Desai delivers another spellbinding, chilling, and complex page-turner novel...Desai has created with powerful prose a story that is timely, fascinating and told with a variety of nuances that keep the reader thoroughly engaged. The Run and Hide book two of The Brotherhood Chronicle ignites with diversity, immoral dilemmas, and a riveting look at the customs and ways of other cultures. If you want a peek at the Asian criminal underworld, this is the book to read."-Authors Reading
"The depth of writing here is admirable, the characters are nuanced and fully fleshed out, and the descriptions of the underbelly of the world are uncanny and often mesmerizing. The plot itself is intricate, well formed, and showcases the characters, their morality, their emotions, and ultimately their humanity. Solid book and highly recommend."-Amazon Vine Voice Review
"If the first book, The Brotherhood, is the trigger, then The Run and Hide is the continuation of the quest... Desai’s narrative demonstrates his facility for painting with words as you get a strong feel for the locales and can almost smell the air in these settings...This is a brilliant thriller."-Readers' Favorite
"Tejas Desai's sophomore installation builds upon the rich tapestry of character and setting he wove in The Brotherhood in masterful fashion...It is refreshing and pleasurable to see so many greatly written, unique, and believable characters that capture the diversity of the human spirit."-Goodreads Review
"The Run and Hide is quickly becoming a reader's favorite"-The London Post
"This is a wonderfully written and richly descriptive novel with brilliantly drawn characters and settings. The author weaves a well-crafted and compelling mystery that gives the reader a glimpse into the Asian criminal underworld. The story had every element a good story should have. A solid plot, attention to detail, but best of all fleshed out, well-written and well-rounded character development. There’s an abundance of well-illustrated scenes that make you feel you are right there in the story. Highly recommended."-Amazon Vine Voice Review
"Masterful use of pacing and tension...The settings are incredibly lively and the characters are memorable...The best way to describe this story is like a game of Jenga or Russian Roulette, where the reader is constantly apprehensive of when the sky will actually fall. I would recommend this novel to anyone who appreciates a thriller or mysteries."-Amazon Review
"There is strong ability in creating wonderful and fully realized settings which he shows throughout this book...If the author has not visited these places yet has written so eloquently about them, he is truly remarkable...He shows no plot holes that I can see; and the goals of his MC are met nicely, egged on by action, mystery and suspense...This author is one to follow and I highly recommend his books. I am very excited to read the next book."-My Book Abyss
The Brotherhood Chronicle Volume 3: The Dance Towards Death (September 16, 2020)
The Dance Towards Death continues the exciting story of former private investigator Niral Solanke and several survivors of a complex international criminal world across Thailand, India, Australia, New York City and the American South.
The third volume of this dynamic noir trilogy spins together a whirlwind of competing social, political, economic, racial and cultural forces in New York City and beyond as various characters and factions compete over a Long Island City land deal, construction contacts, opposing ideologies, personal vendettas and socioeconomic injustices. The result is a spellbinding epic of our times that critics have called “a literary rollercoaster ride,” “an absorbing and incisive expose” and “a must-read that will keep you guessing."
Combining Hindu-Buddhist thought with gritty dialogue, lushly described settings, informative details and a turbulent plot, this epic journey culminates in a series of powerful climaxes.
As with the previous books in The Brotherhood Chronicle series, The Dance Towards Death includes Glossaries of Terms (Indian, Thai, Australian and American) for the convenience of readers.
Winner of the following Awards: Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, Literary Titan Silver Award, Bronze Medal-Readers' Favorite International Book Contest, Two Firebird Book Awards, Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, 2nd Place-Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Finalist-Book Excellence Award, Finalist-Book of the Year Awards, Finalist-Three American Fiction Awards, Finalist-Four Seasons Book Awards, Honorable Mention-New York Book Festival Contest, Shortlisted-CLUE Book Awards
"Tejas Desai’s impressive talent shines in his well-written action-packed crime thriller THE DANCE TOWARDS DEATH (The Brotherhood Chronicle Volume 3) and delivers a noteworthy novel with compelling characters, carefully designed plot twists, and a refreshing resolution."-Indie Reader
"The Dance Towards Death is a riveting novel...Readers looking for an authentic experience with different religions and cultures will find this crime thriller the perfect escape."-Literary Titan
"The Dance Towards Death is a multinational literary treat. From Bangkok to Queens, a whirlwind of debtors, favors, gangsters and schemers collide in a dizzying display of action-packed international intensity...If you're looking for a fast-paced crime thriller with as much diversity as an action novel can squeeze in, The Dance Towards Death is the nail-biter you've been searching for."-Indies Today
"This thrilling series has caused shockwaves in the literary world since it was released, taking readers on thrilling ride, after thrilling ride, each book is packed with action, mystery and excitement."-Thrive Global
"This series is a must read this fall and winter. In the world of literature Desai has become a superhero, delivering readers the ride of their lifetime."-USA Reformer
"Tejas Desai delivers awe-inspiring narration...a breathtaking final installment to the series...the exquisite precision of the book is no coincidence...his attention to detail shows, and readers and fans won't be disappointed with the result."-The Wesleyan Connection
"It has been a while since I enjoyed a book this much. [The Dance Towards Death] is a first class crime thriller with perfect pacing. Highly recommended series and a well-deserved five stars from me."-Amazon Vine Voice Review Emerald Book Reviews
"Tejas Desai presents modern crime thriller fiction in the most compelling of ways, delivering the kind of action blockbuster we can only dream of in a more enlightened movie industry in the future... I would highly recommend The Dance Towards Death for readers who enjoy deeply considered and socially aware plotting, realistic thriller characters, and high stakes tension in every chapter."-Reader's Favorite
"If you're looking for a new young writer with a long breath and the ability to create teeth clenching suspense, you can't do better than Tejas Desai and his epic The Brotherhood Chronicle. The third long awaited installment is now a reality, but you'll want to start at the start and binge all three."-Vincent Zandri, New York Times bestselling Thriller Award winning author of The Remains and The Girl Who Wasn't There.
"Desai's trilogy is a thought-provoking narrative on loyalty, hope, crime, justice, politics, religion, and family. He uses the lineaments of fantasy and fiction to relate the truth about societal differences, customs, and the universal experience of life. Desai has created with his trilogy a literary rollercoaster ride that will have you savoring its thrills, and breathtaking adventure. It is a terrific story, eloquently told. The Dance Towards Death is an absorbing and incisive expose of affiliations, roots, race, and attachments to causes, countries, people and family."-Authors Reading
"[A] rather amazing crime series."-Digital Journal
"An absolutely delicious read...a trilogy that has captivated readers from the very beginning."-The American Reporter
"The Dance Towards Death is now one of my favorite books."-The Vistek
"An excellent novel, very brave, full of suspense, action, intensity, and a great plot. A book that, in general, I really enjoyed and made me live the story as my own!...In short, this is a very complete book, which I really liked and, without a doubt, I recommend it to everyone."-Amazon Review
"At once timely and exciting, Tejas Desai's The Brotherhood Chronicle is a must-read and will keep you guessing."-Queens Courier