Death is like a game of rolling dice. No matter who plays it for you, it will always remain uncertain. It can come anytime. No matter who protects you. When you have to go, you have to go. There is no choice. But what seemed to be worse was the fear of death.
-Puneet JH, ‘The Unsolved Case Of An Indian Woman’.
It’s a riveting story about the troubled life of Meenu, Sneha and famous advocate Ms. Tandel; and the unfathomable dream that connects them to the killer in reality. Set in the beautiful Indian territory called Daman which was under Portugal occupation untill 1961, this book is a page-turner.
I loved how the narrative changes with each character their age, knowledge and experience. Each of them narrating the events happening in their life in different time zones, the people who are helping them live their sad life, the one’s who hate them, their secret plans and the havoc that shatters their life. The description of Daman, it’s beaches and the life of the locals is refreshing…I haven’t read much about Daman in India books
The story keeps you hooked and that’s why I loved the book…that’s what a thriller book should be like.
But But But the story could have been a 5 star winner had the author invested in writing a few more chapters about Sneha and Meenu, few chapters could be shuffled so the mystery could be enjoyed by the readers with more elevated heart beats umm I got disappointed that it was thrown early but the author however builds a new enigma to stay true to the title yet I feel a few more chapters could be added there plus if each chapter had begun with a date…now I’m talking like the reader who’s completely amazed by the book and has turned into an editor.
The language is lucid. Recommended to all thriller fans who like it quick.
Bombay Reader 