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The weaving of a thriller is an art and not many have mastered it. To find that thrill for a reader in a book that promises such an element is hard to find but Salman Shami’s The Blasphemy Law is an addition to the genre. The plot is set in modern Pakistan, a country charged with political corruption in name of religion does already create a thrill in itself. An Australian engineer, Jane Kelly, is on a verge of providing electricity in remote villages of central Punjab through installing solar panels. A ruthless landowner uses terrorism to frame her for...

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March 10, 2018

by @amanhimself · Published March 10, 2018 · Last modified March 11, 2018

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BOOK REVIEW: The Blasphemy Law by Salman Shami

The weaving of a thriller is an art and not many have mastered it. To find that thrill for a reader in a book that promises such an element is hard to find but Salman Shami’s The Blasphemy Law is an addition to the genre. The plot is set in modern Pakistan, a country charged with political corruptio

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BOOK REVIEW: Based on Lies – It Begins by Debarshi Kanjilal

Based on Lies: It Begins is the first in a series of two novellas published in 2017. The main element used in this novel is of psychological thriller following the life of Anuraag Sanyal, the protagonist of the novella. The writing certainly displays the dark corners of an imaginative mind. The plot

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BOOK REVIEW: Murderous Greed by Arun Nair

Crime Fiction is one of my favourites genre to read. I can read books falling under this genre in no time. In my reading years, after reading both classics and contemporary crime fiction novels, I have concluded that a good crime fiction is written with variant in its narrative pace. Not only it kee

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BOOK REVIEW: Men and Dreams In the Dhauladhar by Kochery Shibu

Pages: 284, Paperback Published: 2015 by Niyogi Books Cover Rating: 5/5 Kochery Shibu’s debut novel Men and Dreams In the Dhauladhar is a mesmerising tale. Set in the lesser Himalayan Ranges around the peaks in Dhauladhar, this book is a perfect companion on a wintry night to get cozy. The plot majo

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BOOK REVIEW: Sindoori Ranng by Gargi Saxena

Pages: 42, Kindle Edition Gargi Saxena’s Sindoori Ranng: Love is not Blind is short story that will leave an impression on its reader. Only 42 pages long, this story can be read within an hour and is great companion if you are looking to read something enjoyable and too in quick manner. Share this:C

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BOOK REVIEW: Invoked – Hymns of War by Karan Bhatia

Pages: 200, Paperback Published: 2016 by Notion Press Invoked is the first book in the series of Hymns of War (a very thoughtful title, in my opinion) written by Karan Bhatia. The book is a horror thriller in the fiction genre and some of the scenes are dark and terrifying enough to give one goosebu

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BOOK REVIEW: A Life to Die For by Nilay Shah

Pages: 334, Paperback Published: 2017 Cover Rating: 5/5 I love reading complex plot structures. Not only it is clear view of writer’s imagination on how far they can push things inside their head and then put it in writing, but are a challenging for a reader’s mind. Such is Nilay Shah’s latest book,

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BOOK REVIEW: Quantum by Dean de Servienti

Pages: 301, Kindle Edition Published: June 2017, translated version Cover Rating: 3/5 I love to find out how sci-fi novelist approach a story. The possibilities of storylines, if you are sci-fi writer, are endless but only researched sci-fi books thrive for a longer period of time and have an abilit

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BOOK REVIEW: Europa by Hywel Richard Pinto

Pages: 198 Published: 2017 Cover Rating: 5/5 Europa by Hywel Pinto is his latest book and another treat for science fiction and fantasy fans to enjoy. Got released earlier this year, this book possess a strong storyline that is entirely new from a conceptual point of view with extraordinary pace. I

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BOOK REVIEW: Ice Bound by Hywel Richard Pinto

Pages: 234 Publisher: Becomeshakespeare.com First edition (20 July 2015) Cover Rating: 4/5 In a post-apocalyptic world, Earth is mostly covered by snow. A group of residents are traversing these frozen lands and being led by a man in search of his own father. The Diabolical army have always been one