Sacred Games - Opening

Policeman's Day

A white Pomeranian named Fluffy flew out of a fifth-floor window in Panna, which was a brand new building with the painter's scaffolding still around it. Fluffy screamed in her little lap-dog voice all the way down, like a little white kettle losing steam, bounced off the bonnet of a Cielo, and skidded to a halt near the rank of schoolgirls waiting for the St Mary's Convent bus.

First published in 2006
by Faber and Faber Limited
3 Queen Square London WCIN 3AU
Typeset by Faber and Faber Limited
Printed in England by Mackays of Chatham, plc
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Vikram Chandra, 2006