Book Review ##murdermystery

Death on Gokumon Island is perhaps the most highly regarded of all the great Seishi Yokomizo’s classic Japanese mysteries.

An ardent follower of the law, Senior Inspector Achintya went to check the crime scene, roaring like an injured lion. While the whole world was awake knowing that Billionaire Shivam’s wife was brutally killed, they ignored the fact that she was pregnant. The killer didn’t mind continuing the killings, leaving hints and poems here and there.

Set in Mumbai, The Sinister Silence is an edge-of-the-seat thriller that traces detective Mili Ray's journey through a mysterious case that poses new threats every time she inches closer to her goal.

Dubbed the Housemate Homicide, it's a mystery that has baffled Australians for almost a decade. Melbourne-based journalist Olive Groves worked on the story as a junior reporter and became obsessed by the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property.

The Panipuri Crimes is a thrilling story weaving together the world of entrepreneurship and struggle, love and other demons, and the murky world of crime.

TIES OF BLOOD is a riveting investigative thriller that uncovers the secrets of three business families tangled in love, hate, honour and justice.

THE HUNDRED MILLION BET is a thrilling story about going against all odds and putting everything on the line to win or lose it all.

The Highway Murders is the breathtaking true story of 'Psycho Shankar', one of India's most notorious serial killers, and one policeman's relentless decade-long battle against the 'terror of the highways'.

Naishee Kamaraj has a special bond with her younger brother, Shravan. One day when he suddenly goes missing, everyone tells her perhaps he left of his own volition, but Naishee knew her brother better than anyone else. She fears there has been foul play.

As the mystery unravels, with Shankar and Nitya looking at the case, they slowly realize that the death of this one victim may be tied to a much larger conspiracy. They are aided by a pesky young reporter who has a habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. However, what he finds, throws the case wide open, and soon everyone must take notice.

In 1978, a horrific murder takes place in the small idyllic town of Callipur, India. The murder and a string of robberies have the town on edge. The mystery baffles the police department and the young officer who is desperately searching for the truth.

Refreshingly told, with a cast of morally ambivalent characters and an accent on the minutiae of crime, A Murder in Gurgaon will keep you hooked till the Very end.