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Book Name: Navapashanam : The Quest for the Nine Magical Poisons Author: Nitya Neelakantan Publisher: Readomania Genre: Mystery & Crime Fiction Navapashanam: The Quest for The Nine Magical Poisons by Nitya Neelkantan is a narrative across two distinct timelines.    Review It is a thrilling story of the forgotten past, a battle with evil and the secret protected for two centuries. The dual timeline narrative follows through in 1798 and 2018. In 1798, the story revolves around Mookambikai, who is a fierce secret keeper of the Navapashanam. She is relentlessly hunted by a shady alliance, including a vile Aghora, seeking to steal and exploit the compound. Her trail comes to an end as she dies, yet leaving behind her legacy, she left space for her great-grand niece Manimeghalai (Megha) , who continued her quest in 2018 as she unexpectedly returned to her ancestral home in India. After a series of near-fatal accidents, dead bodies in the garden in Mangal Mansion, and a missi...

Book Name: Haadsaa Author: Vish Dhamija Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Mystery & Crime Fiction Haadsaa by Vish Dhamija is a novel that will make you question your guesses at every chapter you turn. It is a gripping yet complex murder mystery and crime fiction.   Review Anushka Khan, no, Anushka Anand, as she did not change her name after marriage, was brought to Max Hospital in Saket after she was found badly injured, as her head hit the mirror, crashing it down and leaving her with severe head injuries. When she opened her eyes, the news spread about her affair with her husband's friend, Rajiv, who was now dead, and her husband, Akbar, went missing after the tragedy that led her to the hospital. Wondering about her missing husband and the loss of her lover made her weak, timid, and underconfident because there was news about her husband's involvement in the Hawala business, which she was unaware of, and Rajiv being his supporter in that too. As the police investigated Ra...

Book Name: The House By The Highway Author: Nitesh Singh Publisher: Ukiyoto Genre: Mystery, Thriller and Suspense Format: Paperback Print length: 210 pages  Rating: 4/5 The House By The Highway by Nitesh Singh is a gripping and suspenseful narrative that would keep readers hooked till the mystery is unfolded.   Blurb When Pihu and Nitya are visited by the man from their nightmares in real life they decide to no longer suffer in silence and get to the bottom of the situation. Unaware of each other's plight, they embark on their own individual adventures before finally being united by fate. However, the reason for their distress is not entirely what they had thought while they struggle to uncover a conspiracy of unfavourable circumstances. Review The plot follows the story of Nitya and Pihu, whose lives were intertwined by a recurring nightmare figure that manifested in their real lives. Born on the same night, and haunted by the same man so horrifying in appearance that t...

Book Name: One Step Ahead Author: C L Peache Publisher: The Bombay Circle Press Genre: Mystery Format: E-Arc Print length: 303 pages  One Step Ahead by C.L. Peache is a suspense and mystery novel that leads to the unfolding of secrets and with guilt and loss wrapped in suspense.   Blurb Jill Towers died in an accident. At least, that is what the newspaper suggests. After Jill Towers falls to her death from a cliff during the Island Walk, the glue that held her friend group is gone forever. Two years later, mourning her death, four friends come back to Jersey for a charity walk. But broken friendships have prominent cracks and these cracks hold dark secrets that come up to the surface when Haydon, Yesenia, Gary and Maisie reunite. After all, Haydon left the island soon after the death, Yesenia withdrew into her shell, Maisie ran until her heartbeat overpowered the thought of Jill’s death…and Gary went on about his business dealings as if it was just another Tuesday. Their...

Book Name: Anxious People Author: Fredrik Backman Publisher: Penguin Genre: Mystery & Crime Fiction Format: Paperback Print length: 416 pages  Rating: 4/5 Anxious People by Fredrik Backman is a humorous, mystery and crime fiction work, that will take readers through the journey of multiple characters and unfolding of their struggles. Blurb on Amazon The funny, touching and unpredictable No. 1 New York Times bestseller, now a major Netflix TV series It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage. For Anna-Lena and Roger, busy buying-up apartments to fill the hole in their marriage, it's something else to talk about. For Julia and Ro, panicky parents-to-be, it's yet another worry. Lonely bank manager Zara only came here for the view. While 87-year-old grandmother Estelle seems rather pleased by the company . . . As the police ga...