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American & British Thriller Books – I have enjoyed reading!

The President is Missing by James Patterson: one of the thrillers that I read this year written by Bill Clinton & James Patterson
The Details of how the president office operates & what happens in the president office- only a Former President can and would have the authentic details. And James Patterson was one author- whose thriller was on my reading list. The Book is too descriptive and can leave one uninterested especially When you are looking for page Turner.

Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins: A thriller that has each character being described and each character’s action also described until only a few are the focus of the story.
And how the writer has something to look forward to in her journey every day.
A simple, yet intriguing story.

The Guestlist: by Lucy Foley A thriller that is set on an island where an important celebration is set to take place and things start going wrong.
What could have happened? Who could it be? A thriller is a page-turner that will take you by surprise.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie :

This was the first time! I read Agatha Christie. Yes! Have watched the movie The Murder on the Orient Express. And loved it! The detective Hercule Poirot was an instant hit!
And Death on the Nile has been another movie that I would be watching soon!
Murder of Roger Ackroyd isn’t a book that comes to your mind immediately when you mention Agatha Christie.
But, it’s been voted as the 3rd World’s best Agatha Christie after And the most popular one And there were none & Murder on the orient express taking the first two place.
* The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The book has the popular Hercules Poirot solving the case. And in many ways reminded me of many mystery/ crime thrillers I have read! Are they all on the foundation of Agatha Christie?
And how important are the characters?
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Coyle, Hercule Poirot, and Feluda by Satyajit Ray are some of the characters we read the author’s work for! Similar works have been done by Japanese writers like Keigo Higashino with the detective Galileo series, and Scandinavian writer Jo snob’s Harry Hole to name a few.
Coming back to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. Some certain scenes & parts have either been entirely replicated or have quite a few similarities in a lot of thrillers that I have watched in the last couple of years…
I am glad to have gone ahead and read this book which has been one of the most popular and well-written books by the author.
The way it’s written! If you read the story carefully you might just be able to solve the mysterious death in no time! But, whenever you realise it’s these characters… There are enough reasons mentioned to change your mind!
Why isn’t Agatha Christie adapted into more movies or more series adaptations?

My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

When the title itself gives you away what the story is…
A story about how one of the sisters’
boyfriends turns up dead.
Korede’s dinner is interrupted one night by a call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what’s expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. That’ll be the third boyfriend Ayoola. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor with where Korede works as a nurse. Korede’s long been in love with him, and isn’t prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other…

A book is written in short chapters and very neatly gripping.
Based in Nigeria and written in 2018. This story remains more than relevant today with the world becoming increasingly unstable.
This book is your weekend read. And a rainy day company.
It’s very different from all the thrillers that I have read in the past in terms of the style of writing & language.

2017 Reads!!

1984- By George Orwell’s .There is a reason why it’s called a classic and a book you must read.The period when the book was written nearly 50 years ago and even today 50 years later  you can relate to it. The book was on my shelf for nearly 1 and half year.

Into the water:Paula Hawkins the girl on the train Writer is the next mystery thriller writer which you must read once to get hooked.

Pancake in Paris: A book that was on my reading list for about 2 years ever since I heard about it.This book is about a journey you would like to savour and has a long after taste lingering.

Shoe Dog: A brand that you aspired in your childhood is a story of confidence and believing in yourself and chasing your dream by telling yourself Just Do it.

Kohinoor: A diamond that wasn’t forever for India and what’s all is it about! Tracing the historical roots.

The prisoner of geography: Book for the wandering mind to know why the relationship of love-Hate are their amongst the countries and why some of the harsh decisions cannot be taken.Even if they have to be taken.

Men without women by Murakami: Is a short read,telling you what  the world without the opposite sex and vice Versa could be.

These are some of the books I enjoyed,while there are a few others too. But,these were worth mentioning.

The Girl on the train -Personal book review 


“The girl on the train “by Paula Hawkins is , what S J Watson terms as ‘gripping ,enthralling -A top notch thriller and a compulsive read ,no wonder dream works is in talks to adapt the book into a movie .

The sub head -You don’t know her .But she knows you .You immediately want to grab the book to know the story .The story about Rachel who catches the same commuter train every Morning.She know it will wait at the same signal each time ,overlooking a row of back gardens .She even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses .Jess Jason she calls them the characters on who the story revolves .Their life according to her is perfect.

And then one day she sees something shocking .Its only a minute until the train moves on .But it’s enough .

Now everything has changed .Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of their lives she’s only watched from far

Now they’ll see : her much more than just the girl on the train ….

The author Paula Hawkins who has worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction ,uses her journalism experience to continue the story and keep the interest of readers with some twist and turns ,there are moments you believe he might have done it ,no she has done it this continues till you haven’t read the complete story .the dairy format and narration format of giving each character his thought of the story to move forward is very interesting way of writing the book and to keep the interest going ,what the other characters think at that moment .

Grab and read the book ,before everybody has read it .