The 65 Lakh Heist
First English edition 2010 | |
| Author | Surender Mohan Pathak |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Shelle Studio |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime Fiction |
| Published | 1977 (Blaft Books) |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 216 (English) |
| ISBN | 978-81-906056-5-6 |
| Followed by | Daylight Robbery |
The 65 Lakh Heist is first English version (translated by Sudarshan Purohit) of a Surender Mohan Pathak book. The Hindi crime thriller (hi:पैंसठ लाख की डकैती, Painsatth Lakh ki Dacoity) was first published in 1977. It was the fourth book in the Vimal series.
The novel begun the trend of anti-heroism in Indian pulp fiction and was very controversial.