Book Review: Murderous Greed, by Arun K Nair
PLOT: 5/5
WRITING STYLE: 4/5
CHARACTERS: 4/5
ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5
CLIMAX: 5/5
I love reading a crime novel. Indian market is filled with
many romcom writers. Last five years have seen many budding writers trying
their hands on Crime - Thrillers.
When I got the request to review the book "Murderous Greed," I knew that it was a debut author
Plot:
The plot is pretty straightforward narrated complexly.
But the author has put a lot of efforts to twist the story that will make you
think until the end. Some contemporary events that we all would have come
across are highlighted in the book. The plot runs through those events. There
is lovemaking, and thankfully, the author did not try to force it into the
story unnecessarily. The lovemaking made sense for a change. Frankly, a book
that one shouldn't keep down until they complete it. When you watch a thriller
movie, would you like to have multiple breaks?
Writing style:
The writing style is pretty simple which I
think goes well with many readers in India. As I write this review, I notice
that the reviewers in Amazon have also mentioned about the writing style. I
will not get deep into this.
Characters:
The characters in the story are day-to-day
characters who are pure: they watch horoscope on TV, like simple things in life
like Biriyani, etc. The explanation of the characters is good and easy
for us
to relate.
Entertainment Quotient:
I think the book has multiple
moments where you will get goosebumps. The author has some surprises in store,
and it's different from many books that I have read. At the end of each
chapter, there is some twist left for you to think. It's entertaining.
Climax:
The author should work on explaining the environment
better. But, the climax was unpredictable till the last line of the book in the
prologue.
Some new pointers I noted:
1. Money transactions (you guessed it black money!)
2. It looks like new authors prefer to talk about feminism.
Interesting view on air hostess in the book. It is certainly a topic of debate
3. There is some advice here and there (like smoking, drink & drive, etc.), but the author has kept it subtle.
I am sure you will also come across many such exciting
things in the book. The book is a good read. So I have given good ratings. You
can buy the book by clicking the link here Murderous Greed
