Death of the District Magistrate by Nachi is a murder mystery that happens somewhere in Tamil Nadu. The novel starts as a straightforward suicide case, but the emergence of new…
After a hiatus, I am back to penning my thoughts about the books I read. And I start with Back Ender, written by Udayan Mukherji. The title of the novel…
Lica by Hitesh Trehon reminds me of the movie Kal Aaj Aur Kal. The film features three generations of the famous Kapoor family. It highlights changing dynamics of the family…
Long ago, I read Vinod Mehta's book The Lucknow Boy: A Memoir. The author filled me with many juicy and spicy anecdotes about Lutyens' Delhi. He described their nose in…
If I Hadn't Met You by Shalini Ranjan is a cocktail of many genres blended in a single story. It is a difficult feat to pull off for any budding…
His eyes were locked on, turning me curious to know what caught the admiration of my five-year-old son. Gazing at the beautiful cover of the newly arrived book, my son…
Have you ever come across psychological thriller books that smell thrilling and spooking? You must be wondering, how could I smell a story. Well, you would understand it after reading…
The Big Friendly Giant or The BFG, written by Roald Dahl, narrates an unusual friendship between a 25 feet tall giant and a little eight-year-old girl Sophie. And it was…
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan is more about super ultra billionaires and millionaires residing in Singapore. The title of the book should have been Crazy Rich Singaporeans instead of…
I always kept aside Roald Dahl books, thinking they are children's books meant only for kids. How wrong I was in my assumption, I realized while skimming through the pages…