Publisher: Arrow Books
Pages: 448
Book Jacket:
When Santosh Wagh isn't struggling out of a bottle of whisky he's head of Private India, the Mumbai branch of the world's finest PI agency.
In a city of over thirteen million he has his work cut out at the best of times. But now someone is killing women - seemingly unconnected women murdered in a chilling ritual, with strange objects placed carefully at their death scenes.
As Santosh and his team race to find the killer, an even greater danger faces Private India - a danger that could threaten the lives of thousands of innocent Mumbai citizens.
Book Review:
Private India
written by James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi is the eighth book of the private
series. Now, if you are thinking that to understand this book you have to read
the previous seven then you are absolutely wrong. This book has nothing to do
with the previous one. Though, there is a prequel to this book, i.e. Private, which explains the beginning of
Private, the detective organization but again that book is not going to affect
your reading in any way.
I’m not as such
any fan of James Patterson, no doubt he is iconic but Ashwin sanghi is he
reason why I was excited for this book. He is among one of the best Indian authors.
Both the writers have done an extraordinary job as always. The authors have yet
again managed to pen down a novel which will force the reader to turn pages one
after another or should I better say “The pages turns themselves.”
Women are being
killed in different parts of Mumbai and what make the murders more mysterious
are the different props which are placed near the dead body. Apart from these
props there is nothing left behind by the killer, not even a slightest clue to
unveil his identity and then to crack the case, steps in Private India leaded
by Santosh wagh, who himself is troubled by a haunting past. The biggest task
in their hand was to find the meaning behind the random props and to find the
pattern of murders. Busy with the ruthless murderer the member of Private India
fails to see the dishonest one among them, who along with Indian mujahedin is
planning to give a fatal blow to Mumbai.
The story line
is intriguing and racy. As a reader even I was forced to think about the
connection between the murders. The story line also has a pinch of juvenile
law, rapes, human trafficking, racism, abuse of power and evil godman and all
these things works perfectly with the story.
The character of
Santosh wagh, the leader of Private India was mighty good. He was just a man
with a brave heart and intelligent mind not a super detective or a hero. He was
haunted by his past which came as a big shock as the story progressed. Nisha’s
character was sharp and clever. She knew how to get her work done. At times her
character was on a bitchy side. She
was one of the most prominent characters of the book. Mubeen, the forensic
expert had been yet another character
with a dark past. His overall sketch was nice. Hari, the tech-sevy member was
bang on. His character was very intriguing and was very integral part of the story. Every member of Private India was
properly used and they all had their share of limelight. The character of
Rupesh and Munna were also very good and impactful.
There is nothing
wrong with the book but if you read it critically then you may find that in the
concluding part of the book some more explanation were required. No wonder
because James Patterson is always in a hurry to finish one book and start the
new one and then to finish it as soon as possible.
This book is a
must read for thriller fans. With so many things getting unfold time to time,
this book is a riot of events. The language if quite easy, so new readers can
give it a shot and if you think that the book is thick then let me tell you
that the fonts are bigger than the standard size. If you are looking for a romantic sequence/
story or anything like that then stay away from this book. But I would
personally recommend this book to everyone. Certainly this was not the best
book of Ashwin sanghi and James patterson but still this book is definitely worth
reading.
RATED- 3.5/5
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Nice and clear review, I read a lot of reviews on the same book and this is a good one too Mayank.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your appreciation and motivation. Means a lot. :)
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