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A review by feeltheread
The Mahabharata Murders by Arnab Ray
5.0
"Truth. It's sharper than the knife and digs deeper than an axe, and leaves exit wounds that remain forever open."
A Dark Crime thriller with gruesome murders, no hint about the murderer till the end of the book, (regular crime thriller readers usually do the prediction & wait to find out how well the prediction was, I did mine too) & a true gripper!!
This is the 1st book that I have come across where the entire narration is done by the female protagonist - A change for the starters itself!! :)
Using The Mahabharata as the source of inspiration to commit crimes - an intriguing concept!!
A Dark, dark crime thriller - Must read for the crime thriller lovers. It will make you want to finish the book in one go.
Arnab-da has done justice to all the characters he chose to plot the story around. No exaggeration about any character...only what's needed for the story is given out. Well described gruesome crime scenes to help your imagination run. Perfect linking of the source (Mahabharata) to the victims.
The writing is simple...connects the reader to the narrator easily and to the extent that the reader can actually feel what she feels as the plot develops and specially at the climax. And Yes, the climax happens only in the end and that's what keeps the page turner effect.
Indian Crime Thrillers are RARE. The Krishna Key being my last read in this genre before The Mahabharata Murders.
A Dark Crime thriller with gruesome murders, no hint about the murderer till the end of the book, (regular crime thriller readers usually do the prediction & wait to find out how well the prediction was, I did mine too) & a true gripper!!
This is the 1st book that I have come across where the entire narration is done by the female protagonist - A change for the starters itself!! :)
Using The Mahabharata as the source of inspiration to commit crimes - an intriguing concept!!
A Dark, dark crime thriller - Must read for the crime thriller lovers. It will make you want to finish the book in one go.
Arnab-da has done justice to all the characters he chose to plot the story around. No exaggeration about any character...only what's needed for the story is given out. Well described gruesome crime scenes to help your imagination run. Perfect linking of the source (Mahabharata) to the victims.
The writing is simple...connects the reader to the narrator easily and to the extent that the reader can actually feel what she feels as the plot develops and specially at the climax. And Yes, the climax happens only in the end and that's what keeps the page turner effect.
Indian Crime Thrillers are RARE. The Krishna Key being my last read in this genre before The Mahabharata Murders.