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Book Name: The Bose Conspiracy Author: Saugata Chakraborty   Publication: Srishti Publishers Genre: Fiction (Thriller and Suspense) “Transformation manifests through minor acts of love and service. Be the light in darkness.” The Bose Conspiracy by Saugata Chakraborty is a work of fiction that takes readers back to the times of pre-independence through the lens of the family lineage of the Chakrabarty family. The story starts in 1920, in Rangpur, from Dwijbandhu’s household, where his wife and daughter are found preparing for the festivities while he is contemplating his decisions for his daughter on the terrace when he is met by his son, Bharat. The family history has been complex, but each man and woman who followed after Dwij’s generation has been passionate about the nation and its people during the pre-independence era. The family’s medicinal practitioners, be it Bharat, his younger brother Ashutosh, who chose homeopathy after his grants to pursue law were withdrawn, or Pra...

Book Name: A House Without Windows Author: Nadia Hashimi Publisher: William Morrow (An Imprint of HarperCollins) Genre: Thriller and Suspense A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi is a heart-wrenching and compelling thriller novel that transports readers to the lifestyle of Afghanistan, exploring themes such as justice, resilience, womanhood, and turmoil. Review The story follows the life of Zeba, a wife and mother of four children, who ended up in Chil Mahtab, a jail for women in Kabul, when she was found with blood on her hands and her husband lay with a hatchet stuck in his skull. Accused of a crime which she might or might not have committed, without throwing any tantrums, she followed the police. She waited for her trial in jail amongst other women who were spending their time in Chil Mahtab for petty crimes like running away with a lover, carrying a baby out of wedlock, and so on. Such was the life of women in patriarchal Afghanistan. The storytelling takes readers on the ...

Book Name: Until I Find You Author: Kanchana Banerjee Publisher: Om Books International Genre: Thriller And Suspense Format: Paperback Print length: 268 pages  Rating: 4.5/5 Until I Find You by Kanchana Banerjee is a twisted and gripping suspense thriller novel that will take readers on an adventurous ride of uncovering the secret behind the culprit who started the tragedy.   Blurb When Jenny sees the picture of a boy in a travel magazine, she is stunned. He is a dead ringer for her friend Rubina. But the boy is supposed to be dead. Ten years ago, Jenny had failed to save Rubina and the infant from the clutches of the charming leader of a dangerous cult who led his flock to a mass suicide. Jenny’s journey to find the boy leads her to a sleepy village in Rajasthan, where she comes across Virat, a police officer investigating the discovery of a decomposed leg from a construction site. Are the two cases linked? As her past threatens to catch up with her, Virat and Jenny get...