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The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira
by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
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Good thrillers/murder mysteries are rare to come by, when written especially by Indian authors. So you can imagine my hesitancy before I began reading The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira but my inhibitions quickly fell away. Right from the first chapter, I was lured into the adventurous world of Janardhan Maity. Set in the picturesque hamlet of Movim in Goa, Prakash and Maity's plan of a peaceful vacation comes to an abrupt end. The duo often reminded me of Sherlock and Watson or of Bones and Booth as they go about solving a unique mystery that seems to have shrouded Movim. In a place where neighbours are friendly and maintain a healthy relationship with everyone, a sinister ransom letter shatters their peace. But the puzzling part was the fact that the girl in question of being kidnapped was safe and secure at her home. Maity's fame pushes the residents of the place to seek his help.
It will not be an understatement if I say how hooked I was right from the first page. What begins with the wonderful description of Movim slowly turns into a gripping narration of how the events unfold. Narrated by Prakash, Maity sets about gathering clues that'll lead to an exceptional truth. Maity, with his calm demeanor and a charming personality woos the residents of Movim while Prakash quietly marvels at his ability to think so intricately. The case, which seemed simple at the outset turns into a mess of tangled webs when a murder is added into the kidnapping event. With death lurking over the duo's heads, the story becomes extremely captivating as Chattopadhyay leads the readers towards the grand finale. A true crime fiction's brilliance lies in its guessing game and true to its nature, I couldn't figure out who the culprit was until he unveiled it with grandiose. The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira is a wonderfully written crime novel, an absolute rarity in the Indian literary community and I highly recommend it. Big thanks to @reader_girl_reader for gifting me this ecopy. I'll definitely look up other works of the author.
Rating : 4.5/5.
Good thrillers/murder mysteries are rare to come by, when written especially by Indian authors. So you can imagine my hesitancy before I began reading The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira but my inhibitions quickly fell away. Right from the first chapter, I was lured into the adventurous world of Janardhan Maity. Set in the picturesque hamlet of Movim in Goa, Prakash and Maity's plan of a peaceful vacation comes to an abrupt end. The duo often reminded me of Sherlock and Watson or of Bones and Booth as they go about solving a unique mystery that seems to have shrouded Movim. In a place where neighbours are friendly and maintain a healthy relationship with everyone, a sinister ransom letter shatters their peace. But the puzzling part was the fact that the girl in question of being kidnapped was safe and secure at her home. Maity's fame pushes the residents of the place to seek his help.
It will not be an understatement if I say how hooked I was right from the first page. What begins with the wonderful description of Movim slowly turns into a gripping narration of how the events unfold. Narrated by Prakash, Maity sets about gathering clues that'll lead to an exceptional truth. Maity, with his calm demeanor and a charming personality woos the residents of Movim while Prakash quietly marvels at his ability to think so intricately. The case, which seemed simple at the outset turns into a mess of tangled webs when a murder is added into the kidnapping event. With death lurking over the duo's heads, the story becomes extremely captivating as Chattopadhyay leads the readers towards the grand finale. A true crime fiction's brilliance lies in its guessing game and true to its nature, I couldn't figure out who the culprit was until he unveiled it with grandiose. The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira is a wonderfully written crime novel, an absolute rarity in the Indian literary community and I highly recommend it. Big thanks to @reader_girl_reader for gifting me this ecopy. I'll definitely look up other works of the author.
Rating : 4.5/5.