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.
Tamil in Tamil Nadu.Telugu in Andhra Pradesh. Kannada in Karnataka.Malayalam in Kerala. There are so many languages within a region in India. So you can imagine how many different stories and experiences one can read and learn about or learn from.
In the last six months and over the years since I started enjoying reading I have come across so many stories. sharing some of the ones that I liked reading.
Heat by Poomani
A story about a child committing an act of murder and how the family goes about this Act. A simple story written in a very intriguing way and this is the first time I read a book by a south Indian writer that has been translated From Tamil into English.
A book written nearly 40 years ago in Tamil and fairly recently translated in English.
Is a story that even more relevant today
Vekkai the Tamilian name of the book. That was Published in 1982, Heat is more than just a social document about caste dynamics. The book Is soon going to come into life in a movie by Dhanush.
2.Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag originally written in Kannada
A simple story about a joint family, where one person runs the household and all are dependent on him and how their attitude, lifestyle and things around them change after they have started doing well and are considered Rich!
3.Adventures of Feluda by Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was one of the authors/ Filmmakers who I had always heard about but, it Did not strike me about how amazing his books were until I watched Ray’s series on the OTT platform that the stories were much ahead of our times and fortunately came across the adventures of Feluda Vol.1 short story that are mostly based in Kolkata and keep you interested right until the end.
4.Devdas by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay originally written in Bengali and then translated
A story that has been adapted a couple of times in the Indian cinema and after reading it felt like it was the Indian Romeo & Juliet story that has been the base for most of the love stories that have been made in the cinema.
Devdas was another story written by a Bengali writer and you sense it’s Bengal that has been one of the states from our country that has been recognised not only for the Art & culture that it has shared with us. But even sports.
5.Rising Heat by Perumal Murugan
A story about Rags to Riches from a point of view of individuals who’s attitude change with money.Is a story originally Written in Tamil In 1991, by Perumal Murugan his first novel, Eru Veyyil.
Nearly 30 years later, the book appeared in English for the first time, in translation by Janani Kannan.
The story also captures the change from Rural environment to urban environment and the people around the neighbourhood they have moved too. A story that captures everyday life in India and the characteristics of the South Indians.
6.Poonachi: Story of a Black Goat by Perumal Murugan.
“Once, in a village, there was a goat. No one knew where she was born. The birth of an ordinary life never leaves a trace, does it?”
Goats are problem-free, harmless and above all energetic. A story needs narrative pace. Therefore, I’ve chosen to write about goats.
A story of a black Goat. A Goat that’s handed over to an old man from a stranger who doesn’t have much time to live.
The story of a goat who was the 7th goat from the litter. And how the goat becomes their life, their happiness & their sadness.
The Goat has more human characteristics than the human beings itself and is compared to a child when it’s growing up.
The regime is only deaf when we speak about our problem.
This a book written by Perumal Murugan after a long hiatus since his previous work had become controversial and did not want to write about humans but rather wrote another story having human characteristics.
Though it’s just 170 pages book. It’s very rich in text and literature.
The book talks about the problem, issues and challenges we face while they go to get the Goat Ears Pierced.
They think before speaking as whenever we talk about the regime, Its ears are quite sharp. But when we talk about our problems they don’t hear.
The book is easy to read and speaks about the relationship and bond between the old woman and Poonachi and how we humans like to control every being.
7.Moustache by S.Hareesh
A recent trip to South India made explore south India literature and here I found moustache to be an interesting title & a story to read translated from Malayalam to English… this book was a little slow to read and tiring on a few occasion.
But, it reminded me of Kafka on the shore style of writing ( Magical realism) when they were chapters of the crocodile.
This book also seemed and reminded me of Ravan with the way the character of moustache has been written & developed.
The unusualness and the stories that are written by South Indian writer are rarely found across India. And since the South Indian writers mostly about the region they are familiar with . This makes it interesting to read.
The author S.Hareesh has also written thr screenplay for Jalikattu a film that came in the limelight for the story and the awards it won internationally.
Moustache is a must read if you want familiarise yourself with the stories from Southern Indian.
8.Jasmine Days by Benyamin The JCB award has been modelled on the Man Booker Prize a prestigious annual award for English language books published in the UK.
A story about immigrants… Benjaymin actually known as Benny Daniel
Started publishing his book under the pen Name Benjayim.
Benyamin started writing when he moved to Bahrain for a corporate job and a lot of his stories are based on the backdrop of Bahrain & the Middle East.
Jasmine Days is a well written book that transports you to being there in the city and living the story as the writer keeps narrating the story. Jasmine Days explores too many characters and describes a revolution as if it’s happening during those moments. The book is bold in so many explores Religion, Politics and Humanity that the writer had to write another book ‘Al Arabian Novel Factory’ that was translated by Shanaz Habib who translated the jasmine days too that is originally written In Malayalam and titled Mullappoo Niramulla Pakalukal
9. Bankster by Ravi Subramaniam: I remember reading the synopsis in an article and wanting to read the book. I was sceptical though since I wasn’t sure the book would try out so good! And a few months later I met Ravi Subramaniam at a literature fest and couldn’t wait for what other books were in store. If you would like to know about Banking and their work this is it! I would like to read God was gamer next by Ravi Subramaniam.
10.Chetan Bhagat 2020 Revolution: The picked up the book from the library and this was the second book after three mistakes I had read from Chetan Bhagat one thing that I like about Chetan Bhagat encourages the youth to read. Simple Stories, are written in easy to read language for first-time readers and the stories are interesting too. If you would like to start reading fiction. Start with a Chetan Bhagat.
11.Jhumpa Lahiri Lowland: The book written by Jhumpa Lahiri is a book the backdrop is West Bengal and this book portrays the distance between leaving home and still having some roots back home when one settles abroad and the relations with the family. The book is written by the same author whose popular book namesake was adapted by Mira Nair.
12. Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh: A book that I did not know I would enjoy reading. A science, A story with myths and in one of its kind a Medical thriller. Written by one of the most prolific writers from India. Post-Calculata chromosomes and otherwise known for writing historical fiction books. Calcutta chromosome is his first foray into science fiction a novel that offers an alternate history of the discovery of a parasite that causes malaria. This is an fast-paced suspense thriller
13.Durbar Tanvleen Singh : (1984 Riots)
A book that I read more than six years ago.. Has been one of the best books on political reporting and Riots that changed India in many since 1984 and what one went through and how politics was the key in the whole issue.
14.Saboteur by R.V Raman
A Writer who I am came across after searching for the thriller writers from India and his two best seller “Fraudster” and “Insider” then are widely spoken about. A writer who has worked with KPMG and most of his stories are around corporate working. But Saboteur was one of the book that interested me the most as it was about an E-Commerce scam thriller. And it’s worth a read if you like reading thriller.
It’s very difficult to find thriller books, that keep you engrossed till the last page. And if you have found it by the same author twice, it couldn’t be better.
Keigo Higashino a Japanese Author! Ah! Yes another Japanese author.
Journey under the midnight sun is about A group of children playing inside the building have found the body of a pawnshop owner,
Detective Sasagaki’s investigation unearths more questions, but never reaches any conclusions. One of his chief suspects, the partner of a woman who the pawnshop owner visited on the day of his death, dies in a car crash soon afterwards.
Though Sasagaki’s suspects there is more to the deaths, the case is abandoned.But, Twenty years later there are some leads that hints sasagaski that he could finally solve the mystery.
This is one Book, I came across after enjoying reading “Midsummer Equation by Keigo Higanshino”
and what surprises me most about the author and his books is that when you are searching for “Best Thriller Books” You only come across American authors & British Authors, but none of the Japanese authors, in the first few links and in the first few reviews. And I wonder why ? “Japanese authors” are really underrated. This whole curiosity for “Japan” For me grew after I visited the country, it was a place I wanted to know more about?
Keigo Higanshio is best known for his book “The Devotion of Suspect X”
Yasuko Hanaoka accidentally kills her ex-husband, when circumstances rose to an unendurable level of ghastly behaviour from him. What follows is an elongated and witty brain-game between the investigator and her accomplice, Ishigami, who aided Yasuko in covering up the murder. The Devotion Of Suspect X is the story about an ingenious plotter, and clever Dr Manabu Yukawa, who helps in solving the case.
Incase you are looking to read a nice page turner and are finding it difficult which one to start with you could surely start with “Journey Under The Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino”
Salivation Of A Saint By Keigo Higanshino.
My 3rd Book from Keigo Higanshino, 2nd one of the year and two and half days of another page tuner from Keigo Higanshino.The Writing is so engrossing. Murder has already being committed in the first thirty pages and You might have the hint of who the murderer might me. But How it actually happens remains a mystery…Until Detective Galileo works around the theory with the Police officers and comes to the conclusion. A Book & author you wouldn’t want to miss reading, Who surprises you with a perfect Murder Crime that you wouldn’t in your wildest thought, imagined to take place like the one mentioned in the books and with logical backstory and supporting evidence, This book is all the more enjoyable where you just want to read more stories like these from Keigo Higanshino one of my new favourite Crime/Thriller who doesn’t disappoint. Now the next one I want to read is his bestseller “The Devotion of Suspect X”
Newcomer by Keigo Keigo Higashino.
Yes! I am enjoying reading thriller. Yes! Haven’t be able to stop reading Keigo Higanshino at all. Newcomer is the 3rd one I have read this year so far from the same author . And If you have even read a single Keigo Higanshino You will know why his books are so good. First of all they involve – Murder,Mystery and crime which would interest anyone who is looking and enjoy’s a thriller.written in such a way that you can not stop reading them… The conclusion, the way an investigator looks Into the crime and the probably reasons and how they come into conclusion are so logically and something so surprising. You wonder how!!!! Newcomer is about a murder that’s happened in Tokyo and this time unlike the other two books salivation of Saint & Journey under the midnight sun where Detective Sasagaki’s & Detective Galileo have solved the cases here we have Detective Kaga who is pretty new to handling a region of Nihonbashi in Tokyo and how he uses his past experience in handling a case that’s pretty clearly an murder.. But the motive behind isn’t unusual yet an interesting read from the one of the best thriller writers today. Detective Kyochiro Kaga of the Tokyo Police Department has just been transferred to a new precinct in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Newly arrived, but with a great deal of experience, Kaga is promptly assigned to the team investigating the murder of a woman. But the more he investigates, the greater number of potential suspects emerges. It isn’t long before it seems nearly all the people living and working in the business district of Nihonbashi have a motive for murder. To prevent the murderer from eluding justice, Kaga must unravel all the secrets surrounding a complicated life. Buried somewhere in the woman’s past, in her family history, and the last few days of her life is the clue that will lead to the murderer
Malice By Keigo Higashino Ok! This has been my 4th Consecutive read from Keigo Higanshino this year. And though I knew Malice & Devotion of suspect X were his bestsellers and best works, I intentionally decided to keep them last rather than reading them first. Malice! Yes has all the elements of a Keigo Higashino story. Right from The murder taking place in the first in the first chapter and then revealing the murderer and his motive behind the activity. This book had clear chapters – Murder,Suspicion, Resolution ,Pursuit Confession, Past and Truth behind all the stories doing the round. Which you realise are the truest elements when solving or planning to do a Murder. And Malice was first book, Where Keigo Higashino introduces Detective Kyochiro Kaga in his thriller. If You are looking to read thrillers with twist, Turns and an amazing resolution this is the one or rather Keigo Higashino is the one you should be reading now!! A Story about about an established novelist Kuniko Hidaka who is found murder in his own home, a night before he is planning to leave Japan and move to Vancouver and his body is found in his office, in a locked room within the house. By his Wife and his friend. Both of whom have alibis. And the story continues how Detective Kaga investigates and comes to the conclusion who the murder of Kuniko Hidaka the novelist who was found murdered.
Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Devotion of suspect X has been the last book that I have read from Keigo Higashino books that are available in English translation in india Right from the “ A Midsummer equation” to “Journey in the midnight sun” to A Salivation of a saint” to being a “Newcomer” and a “Malice” occasionally before it became a “devotion of Suspect X” and towards Keigo Higashino after reading all the books. The elements of a Keigo Higashino are usually a Murder and obviously an extra marital affairs is a common subject and a story that supports not only the motive behind the murder, but also coming to the conclusion of not just suspecting the murderer , but also having evidence and logical explanation in getting hold of the murderer. Also having read most of his works. Their are three detectives that have been characterised in a way where Yukuwa who is also known as “detective Galileo” turns out to be your most favourite because of him having a physicist background that makes it interesting to know about his conclusions. He is part of “A salivation of a saint, “A Mid-summer equation” and “Devotion of suspect X” Then there is Detective Kaga that was the second detective character who is a typical Detective in the first book “Malice” and “Newcomer” how he solves the mystery by connecting dots that need to be keenly observed by someone who observes details. Detective Sasagaki’s who is part of the “Journey under the midnight sun” is a detective who isn’t satisfied until he gets a closure from a murder, even though time has passed by…The case still haunts him and years later he does get a closure ,a persistent detective, who wouldn’t get peace until he has concluded the case Keigo Higashino is author you should be reading, If you still haven’t read any of his works.
The term "soulmate" first appeared in the English language in a letter by Samuel taylor coleridge in 1822 and it is a term where you identity a person with whom one has a feeling of deep or natural affinity, a sense of deja vu, a sense of ownership, a deep understanding each others state of inner self.
This involves Love,romance,friendship ,intimacy ,sexuality ,spiritual connection ,compatibility and trust . the word is used with more rarity than the terms also associated with 'romantic partner.
The term is also a very versatile term, being defined differently by different individuals, as it is related to the concept of love. even these few quotes
"There are two kinds of sparks, the one that goes off with a hitch, but burns out quickly"
"The other is the kind that needs time, but when the flame
strikes… it’s eternal, don’t forget that “-~Timothy Oliveira
Soul Mates is a bond of trust, faith and belief but in today’s time the lack of these key ingredients are missing in the world of contemporary relationships.
These mates, individuals with whom we can enjoy
travelling, studying ,working or just being with each other is the beginning of two souls uniting but thats not the end of it.
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