Author: Sriram Chellapilla
Publication: Westland Books
A Useful Death – sounds like
an intriguing title, isn’t it? The plot
is indeed as captivating as the title appears to be. Authored by Sriram Chellapilla, A Useful Death,
published by Westland Books, is a murder mystery set in Hyderabad. A young
girl commits suicide and there are several people from an influential family
who would have driven her into it.
The protagonist, Partha is
up to find the truth, but when he and his team digs deeper, they realise there’s
a lot more than just what appears on the surface. The journey to deciphering the
truth is interesting.
The story is extremely
well narrated and characters well-defined. Even the complex scenes and events
are recounted in simplistic manner. The book is full of twists and turns and especially when you least expect it. The author has done some
good research before bringing the book to the readers. The author has used several tools rather
elements such PR (public relations), Media, Film fraternity, politics, campus
politics, technology, among others and neither did I find any gap in the story-telling
nor tedious to read.
Inspite of being a crime
thriller, the narration is not aggressive, neither very passive as well.
It’s an edge read! The
way the story is weaved, it pulled me into it and really got me desperate to
reach the conclusion.
There are hints in the
book, that we might get to read sequel or prequel from Sriram Chellapilla.
My ratings: 4.5 out of 5.
I received a review copy of the book from Writers Melon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
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