I had just finished reading a short story collection co authored by this guy and was bemoaning the fact that even Indian authors use western pop culture references. Then I came across this book and I must admit the main reason I bought it was the extremely low price and the word murder on the cover. I needed a brainless timepass break and I got it. With Indian pop culture references, very few, but they were there!
The story follows a group of 'friends' who meet in a 'cafe' - Ok the similarity ends there. They are couples found in most corners of modern India. One of them is accused of murdering his foul mouthed boss and arrested and ofcourse the rest of the friends try to investigate and clear his name. There are cliches abound, and the only thing that keeps you reasonably interested are the suspects and two or three of the friends, especially jerry and his girlfriend, each etched out rather well for such a no-brainer story. And following in the best Agatha Christie tradition, the least possible suspect is the murderer.
6/10
The story follows a group of 'friends' who meet in a 'cafe' - Ok the similarity ends there. They are couples found in most corners of modern India. One of them is accused of murdering his foul mouthed boss and arrested and ofcourse the rest of the friends try to investigate and clear his name. There are cliches abound, and the only thing that keeps you reasonably interested are the suspects and two or three of the friends, especially jerry and his girlfriend, each etched out rather well for such a no-brainer story. And following in the best Agatha Christie tradition, the least possible suspect is the murderer.
6/10
