Book: Private India
Authors: Ashwin Sanghi and
James Patterson
Price: 350 INR
ISBN: 978-0099586395
Blurb: In Mumbai seemingly
unconnected people are dying, strangled in a chilling ritual and with strange
objects carefully arranged with the corpses.
For Santosh Wagh, head of Private India, the
Mumbai branch of the world’s finest investigation agency, it's a race against
time to stop the killer striking again.
In a city of over thirteen million, he has his
work cut out at the best of times but this case has him battling Mumbai's
biggest ganglord and a godman who isn't all he seems.
And then he discovers there may be an even
greater danger facing Private India. Hidden in the shadows is someone who could
destroy the whole organization along with thousands of innocent Mumbai citizens.
My rating: 4.5/5
My review:
When two great mystery writers collaborate for
writing a book, you can be sure that this book will be no ordinary experience. Private
India is one such book that you can pick up without having an ounce of doubt.
The attractive cover of the book along with the
intriguing blurb tantalizes readers to dive into the book. And as you dive in the
book, the very first chapter captivates you.
The story begins with the murder of a doctor,
Kanya Jaiyen in Marine Bay Plaza Hotel. The Hotel asks Private India, the
biggest investigative agency to solve the case. The team of Private India constitutes
of Santosh Wagh: head of Private India, Nisha Gandhe: an attractive
investigator, Mubeen: the medical examiner and Hari: the technology
geek. ACP Rupesh Desai assists Private India in this case.
Soon, one by one murders of women keeps
happening in Mumbai and the object common to their murder is a yellow garrote
with which the victims are strangulated to death. The corpses are left with
uncanny and dissimilar objects like lotus, rosary, half one rupee coin, doll
etc. The objects perplex Santosh Wagh to extremity until he starts connecting
the dots and then tries to reach closer to the killer.
The way Private India solves the case is
amazingly witty and interesting. Especially the juncture where Santosh Wagh
connects the dots (read: uncanny objects) is brilliant. It will surely give the
readers an adrenaline rush. Similarly, the way Private India finally traces the
killer is amazing. No one can guess who the killer is until they reach towards
the end of the book. Readers will suspect many people in between reading the
book. The book is marvelously scripted in this regard.
There are some chapters where we find the
killer’s soliloquy. Those chapters will give the readers some extra thrill.
The main characters of the book are finely
etched. Santosh’s character is sketched with the perfect hues. We see him as a
painfully intelligent investigator who has a tormenting past that haunts him
every now and then. Santosh Wagh’s intelligence will surely blow the minds of
readers. Nisha’s character of a brave and fearless investigator is sketched
well too. Same goes for the characters of Hari, Mubeen, Jack Morgan and Rupesh.
Well, the downside of the book is that in the
middle of the book, so many characters are introduced that readers may feel a
little lost. But that phase doesn't last long, the book quickly grips and
engages again. Apart from this, there are no flaws in the book.
Private India is an unputdownable thriller. The
pages of the book turn themselves. Highly recommended!
Just a suggestion to readers: Try to read it at
a go. That will help you savor this mystery thriller much more!
You can buy this book from http://www.amazon.in/Private-India-Ashwin-Sanghi/dp/0099586398/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409079162&sr=1-1&keywords=private+india
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