In the last millisecond of conscious thought, Deputy Superintendent Om Prakash Agarwal of the Delhi police wondered if the great ten-ton conglomerate of hurtling metal was being deliberately aimed at him. When Deputy Superintendent Om Prakash Agarwal of the Delhi Police dies in a shocking accident, startling revelations come to light: the clandestine maneuverings of the Great Leader who is at the center of a complex web of politics, a bank fraud case which boggles the mind, and a Swami whose dark secrets tantalize the public. And when DSP Agarwals diary, which contains explosive official secrets, turns up missing, the administration goes into a frenzy. Inspired by the events of the Emergency of 1975-1977, The Garland Keepers is an electrifying thriller from one of the most venerable names of Indian writing in English.