Title: Private India
Author:
About the story: When
Santosh Wagh isn't struggling out of a bottle of whisky he's head of Private
India, the Mumbai branch of the world's finest PI agency.
In a city of over
thirteen million he has his work cut out at the best of times. But now someone
is killing women - seemingly unconnected women murdered in a chilling ritual,
with strange objects placed carefully at their death scenes. Trying to come to
terms with his painful past and his entrenched guilt, Santosh races against
time to discover the true identity of the yellow-garrote killer before the body
count rises and more innocent women are murdered in cold-blood.
As Santosh and his
team delve deep into the investigation, an even greater danger faces Private
India - a danger that could threaten the lives of thousands of innocent Mumbai
citizens.
Private India along
with Jack Morgan can only hope dearly that their efforts to arrest the killer
and save the Maximum City, Mumbai, are successful.
Review: I have read
only “The Krishna Key” by Ashwin Sanghi but I have read and re-read many of
James Patterson books in the Alex Cross series. And I love his style of writing;
the way he builds up the suspense and the detailing that goes into each of his characters.
I was excited to get my hands over this book because I wanted to know how the
amalgamation of the two sharpest minds in the crime/suspense genre would turn
out. And the book does not disappoint!
As I kept turning the
pages of the book through the wee hours of the night, I could see glimpses of
Patterson style of narration- the short chapters, the investigator
psychoanalyzing the mind of the killer, the dragon-slayer (I always pictured
Alex Cross as the dragon-slayer but I guess Santhosh Wagh is the new Indian
equivalent) trying to find a balance between his personal life and his hectic
career that is almost an obsession.
And of course there
is the archetypal Ashwin Sanghi mythological twist to the story as well, that
makes the book more intriguing.
What works for the
book is the fast-paced and action packed plot that makes you want to turn the
pages of the book quickly so as to reach the end and find out the identity of
the killer. I also liked how the authors made the needle of suspicion swing in
the way of different characters making the guessing game even more gripping.
What I did not like
though is that there are too many elements in the sub-plot which sometimes
feels quite odd as it keeps cropping up at irregular intervals. The Indian Mujahedeen
and the mafia-don angle did seem a little far-fetched.
The book does a good
job of seamlessly incorporating Mumbai’s throbbing hubs as part of the plot. Private
India is definitely going to rock the bestseller’s list for some time in Indian
markets. And it’s absolutely worth reading.
Rating: 4/5
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The book was definitely gripping and fast paced. Liked the mystery too.
ReplyDeleteI've applied for review of this book at IndiBlogger, and waiting for the delivery :). Will follow-up with my review :-). Great review!
ReplyDeleteI have just bought the book. Hope to read it soon :)
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