What drove Emile Jerome to take aate-night flight all the way from Cochin to Mumbai, onlyto throw his fledgling Indian Navy career away with each thrust of the knife into the hapless TVexecutive Neeraj Grover?Did Goan bartender Samson D’Souza really murder British teenager Scarlett Keeling on the sandsof Anjuna beach?Why did Santosh Singh brutally murder the young, hip and attractive Priyadarshini Mattoo, forwhom he declared his undyingove?Did Pitchai Rajagopal have Prince Santhakumar killed to win over his young wife?What was the real reason for the killing of investigative journalist Shivani Bhatnagar?In Crimes of Passion: When Desire Turns Deadly, journalist Gerard de Souzaooks at 11 tales oflove,oss and violence through a detailed analysis of court documents and newspaper reports. Thestories explore the people and their background as well as the various forces that determined theoutcome, along with the frequent failures and occasional successes of ouregal system.Read on toearn about the darkest crimes of passion in India.