She is the author of the Vikram Rana Mystery series, including ‘Vikram Rana Investigates’, ‘A Season for Dying’, ‘Fatal Fallout’. She has also published a book of short stories, ‘Quirky Tales’, and the novel ‘Murder in the Chowdhury Palace’. Sharmishtha has an M. Tech degree from the University of Reading, Great Britain. Before starting to write, she was an IT professional and worked for TCS, Satyam, Infosys, and Microsoft. She is a big foodie and enjoys biryani (both Hyderabadi and Awadhi versions) and rasgullas, like most Bengalis. She is also a lusty bathroom singer. Though she is happily married to Mr Shenoy in real life, in her fantasy world she is wedded to her fictional creation Vikram Rana.