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'Maria is a complex woman'    Senior journalist and Mumbai
Mirror Editor Meenal Baghel's debut novel Death in Mumbai
chronicles the chain of events that led to the brutal killing of
young TV channel executive Neeraj Grover and the meticulous
investigation that uncovered the murder and its gory cover-up.
In a live chat with readers of, Baghel answered a variety of
questions on what prompted her to choose this particular
subject, her interactions with the protagonists and the trauma
of their families:  Kush: Do you think crime and violence are
the easiest things to cater to readers?  Not necessarily so,
though readers' interest in these subjects may be higher.
Rajesh: Would you say as a woman, it was a little easier to
reach out to Maria?  I wouldn't think so. I t