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Book: Faith And The Beloved (Kindle Edition) Author : Kochery C Shibu Faith And The Beloved authored by Kochery C Shibu is a thriller that intends to weave a complex story with many key characters. The book begins with a good hook when, Alice, one of the key characters,  murders Tony after a good sex session with him. Turns out Tony was her stepfather, who also attempted to kill his wife (and Alice’s mother). This got me interested in the story.   As we move further, we see there many key characters and their parallel stories running around. Prem, for example, another key character, who is on his way to take revenge from his brother's killer. Then there's Naithy, Alice's mother.          

Book : A Useful Death 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.  

Book: Hush a Bye Baby: The Cradle Will Fall Author: Deepanjana Pal Publication: Juggernaut  Hush a Bye Baby is a crime fiction authored by Deepanjana Pal. This is the author’s debut novel and it’s Wow!   The story starts with the poplar socialite gynecologist Dr. Nandita Rai, getting arrested for interrogation of female feticide. The team of police working on this case, under several pressures, have to prove their point and get the culprit to accept the crime and bring her to justice.  Whether Dr. Rai commits the gender-selective abortions or not is no secret. The thrill is built when the Team of police – Hadpude, Lad and Reshma begin hunting for clues and work along their way through strenuous interrogation.

Book: The Party orker Author: Omar Shahid Hamid Publisher: Pan Macmillan India The Party Worker is a full-fledged masala movie material, oh yes!!! The story starts with an attempted murder and gradually moves on to a wider net of politics, murders, corruption, underworld secrets, rising of a don among others. The book revolves around the lives of four important characters a hitman, a cop, a journalist and an old man. The plot connects them all very strategically. Certainly credit goes to the fluid narrative and flawless storyline. Their lives crosses that of each other’s, while there are several parallel stories also. The story is set in New York and Pakistan. The author has successfully penned an interesting book, that’s just not put downable. It’s a gripping crime thriller that’s racy and an exciting read.      Wait for some hard-hitting and shocking events in the story. I received a copy from Pan Macmillan India in exchange for an hones...