Swati Kaushal

Swati Kaushal is an Indian author and the author of the bestselling chick lit novel A Piece of Cake and the young adult novel A Girl Like Me.

Kaushal was born and brought up in New Delhi and her stories are based on her personal experiences. An MBA from IIM Calcutta, she has worked with Nestle India Limited and Nokia Mobile Phones, India. Kaushal lives in Connecticut with her husband and children.

A Girl Like Me portrays the life of an Indian girl named Anisha Rai and her adaptation to the cultures, people and her school in India.

In 2012 she published Drop Dead a police-procedural featuring a female protagonist - Senior Detective Niki Marwah of the Himachal Police. Intended as the first in a series, a sequel, Sweet Cyanide, is promised.