Private India

                                               "It's the season for murder in Mumbai"

                                                          Author:Ashwin Sanghi

                                                          Published By: Random House

                                                          ISBN:978-0099-586-39-5

About The Author(s):

Ashwin Sanghi is an entrepreneur by profession but writing historical fiction is his passion and hobby. He self-published his first novel, The Rozabal Line in 2007 under his pseudonym, Shawn Haigins. It was subsequently acquired by Westland in 2009 and went on to become a national bestseller. His second novel, Chanakya's Chant remained on AC Nielsen's indiaTop 10 for over two years, won the Vodafone Crossword Popular Choice Award and UTV acquired movie rights. His latest thriller, The Krishna Key, was released in August 2012 and went straight to number 1 in the charts. 

James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past decade - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Detective Michael Bennett novels and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is a founding partner of Booktrust's Children's Reading Fund in the UK. In 2010, he was voted Author of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards in New York.

Book 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, hed have 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 organisation along with thousands of innocent Mumbai citizens.

My Review:

As we all know, ‘Ashwin Sanghi’ is referred as ‘Dan Brown’ of India and when he comes with a book co-authored by the great ‘James Patterson’, it has to be awesome.

The story starts up with a prologue narrating about the bomb blasts in Mumbai which killed hundred of peoples. So the first thought that will captivate your mind would be, ‘this story must be something about the terrorists attack’. But when you turn the next page you will find an entire different plot. Though the terrorist attack is a side plot to this book, its actual plot speaks about a serial killer who is on a killing spree.

So when a Thai surgeon was found dead in a hotel, Private India (Mumbai’s branch of the world’s finest investigation agency) under the leadership of Santosh Wagh gets the charge to investigate the murder. He along with his team mate, Nisha, Mubeen and Hari arrives at the murder place and starts their searching.

But that’s not where the story ends. While they are on their 1^st investigation, they heard about another murder followed by a series of murder. All the murders were connected; as the victims were strangled to death by a yellow dyed scarf. They had another thing in common; all were woman.

So who’s the murderer ?? Why is he or she killing everyone ?? Does he/she has any reason ?? Well to know the entire story you do need to read the book. If I disclose everything here, the book will lose all its beauty and that would certainly be unfair to the Authors.

All the chapters are of 2-3 pages which makes the book an easy read. I bet you, you will crave to know who the real murderer is. The Author has beautifully maintained the suspense till the very last.

Likings: Easy fast-paced story, Beautiful way of writing keeping the suspense intact till the very last, small chapters makes the book easier to read.

Disliking: Have quite resemblance to Ashwin’s previous book ‘The Krishna Key’, serial killing in both and Lord Krishna being replaced by Goddess Durga.

My Rating: 4.5/5

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The Krishna Key

         "A furiously paced riveting Thriller that explores the

                                 secrets of Vedic age... "

Author: Ashwin Sanghi

Published By: Westland ltd.

ISBN: 978-9381-626-68-9

About The Author:

Ashwin Sanghi entrepreneur by day, novelist by night has all the usual qualifications of an Indian businessman. Schooling at the Cathedral and JohnConnon School, a B.A. (Economics) from St. Xavier's College and an M.B.A. (Finance) from the Yale Schoolof Management. Ashwin is a director of the M.K. Sanghi Group of Companies, which has business interests in real estate development, automobiles, manufacturing and engineering. Besides being a businessman, Ashwin manages a parallel career as writer of fiction.

Ashwin's first novel, The Rozabal Line was originally self-published in 2007 under his anagram-pseudonym Shawn Haigins. The book was subsequently published by Westland in 2008 and 2010 in India under his own name and went on to become a national bestseller. Chanakya s Chant is his second novel in the historical fiction genre. The book has remained on AC Nielsen's India Bookscan Top-10 for all of 2011. It won the 2010 Crossword-Vodafone Popular Choice Award in September 2011.

UTV has purchased the movie rights to the book and a film based upon the story is expected soon. Dr. Shashi Tharoor released the novel in Mumbai calling it an enthralling, delightfully interesting and gripping read with historical research that is impressive. The Hindustan Times has called it a cracker of a page-turner. Ashwin is also working towards a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Bangor Universityin Wales. Ashwin lives in Mumbai with his wife, Anushika and his eight-year old son, Raghuvir.

Book Blurb:

Five thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity despaired of its fate if the Blue God were to die but was reassured that he would return in a fresh avatar when needed in the eventual Dark Age - the Kaliyug.

In modern times, a poor little rich boy grows up believing that he is that final avatar. Only, he is a serial killer.

In this heart stopping tale, the arrival of a murderer who executes his gruesome and brilliantly thought-out schemes in the name of God is the first clue to a sinister conspiracy to expose an ancient secret - Krishna’s priceless legacy to mankind.

Historian Ravi Mohan Saini must breathlessly dash from the submerged remains of Dwarka and the mysterious lingam of Somnath to the icy heights of MountKailash, in a quest to discover the cryptic location of Krishna’s most prized possession. From the sand washed ruins of Kalibangan to a Vrindavan temple destroyed by Aurangzeb, Saini must also delve into antiquity to prevent a gross miscarriage of justice.

Ashwin Sanghi, bestselling author of ‘The Rozabal Line’ and ‘Chanakya’s Chant’, brings you yet another exhaustively researched whopper of a plot, while providing an incredible alternative interpretation of the Vedic Age that will be relished by conspiracy buffs and thriller addicts alike.

My Review:

Before I write anything about this book, let me confront the truth. This was the first book of ‘Thriller’ genre that I have ever picked and after reading it I can surely say, this is one of the best book I have ever read. I don’t think any of the suspense serials that we do watch on television can compete with the plot of this book.

The entire story cannot be disclosed here or else the book will lose all its beauty. You may read the book blurb written to know what the plot is but you can never guess the awesomeness of this book until reading it. You have to read the book to know what lies inside.

Apart from the plot, the inclusion of Lord Krishna’s tale, from his birth to his death makes this book unique. Not only will you enjoy reading this book, you will somewhat also brush up your mythology knowledge. The book is of 464 pages but even for once you won’t feel like dropping it down. The Author’s way of writing is simply superb. 

My Ratings: 5/5

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