Nilesha Chauvet is a British Indian novelist and short story writer.

Her debut novel, The Revenge of Rita Marsh, was published in hardback by Faber as a crime thriller superlead title in 2024.

Her Two Lives was published in paperback 27 March 2025.

Nilesha’s second novel, The Good Patient, is released 29 January 2026.

Nilesha writes zeitgeist psychological suspense, crime, and thriller. She is also the Managing Director of GOOD which advises commercial brands on Purpose, and helps charities raise millions of pounds for good causes.

A graduate of Faber Academy, Nilesha has also studied novels and short story writing at Curtis Brown Creative and City Lit. She read Philosophy & Theology at Oxford and was ordained an Interfaith Minister.

Nilesha is currently writing her third novel. She lives in London with her husband, two children, and a cat named Leo. She is represented by Nelle Andrew at Rachel Mills Literary.