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Martian Geista by Jackie Sheldon - Dystopian, Futurustic, Thrilling

Living on Mars is no longer a scenario that is impossible. We know that in a few years to come, humans will be seen shuttling to and from Mars. Jackie Sheldon through a breathtakingly realistic dystopian book  Martian Geista has visualized the scenario. 

Formula 1 race on a Mars track

The book takes off with a Formula 1 racing track where the protagonist is a trillionaire who owns the firm. The author has amalgamated contemporary fiction with a prognostic approach. Coming to think of it, the readers would be surprised to realize that the scenario is not far away from what it is now. Anytime soon, barring the COVID situation, humans can land on Mars to set up a township there.

The author's imagination is running wild in terms of how the inhabitation is depicted in the book. The author has taken into account even menial details scientifically, leaving no doubt behind. The readers who revisit the book after a couple of decades would surely find the book contemporary as the details are on-point.

Oxygen in Mars

The book is also a sci-fi thriller as the explanation of the unavailability of oxygen and how life sustains there is given with conviction. It leaves the readers thinking, "Yes, this is a possibility". I can envision our future generation reading the book on Mars thinking about how this appeared to the writer years before it really happened.

Little Yogis are Building a Healthy Future - Global Little Yogis by Barkha Sharma

 Yoga has been the answer to many physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual inconsistencies. For centuries, our gurus have been imparting knowledge. However, quite often than not, yoga has been tagged as an exercise mode for adults. Very little has been spoken about Yoga in kids. The discussion and initiative to popularise Yoga among kids probably started in 2016 when June 21 was declared International Yoga Day. Since then kids started getting intrigued about Yoga poses, and the benefits of Yoga. Hence when a book for kids' Yoga came my way I couldn't say no to Global Little Yogis by Barkha Sharma.

Global Little Yogis by Barkha Sharma - A Book for Kids Yoga

I am a holistic wellness coach and a yoga trainer. Also a mother of three kids. When it comes to my kids they have seen me do this. yoga but never really got attracted to it. But this book with its illustrations just stole their mind. Each child's appropriate Yoga poses are illustrated beautifully. The exact technique to do it has been given in simple language. Some pose like Utkadasana are modified to make them appropriate for kids to do. Also, the author has associated a spirit with each pose. 

For a children's book to appeal to the readers, the illustrations hold an important role. The book setting and quality of the pages are not only attractive but durable as well. Kids in general tend to rough handle books and to make reading an endearing experience, they have to read it without restrictions. Moreover, the information shared in the book is such that there is no story or embellishments but still kids love the. The book is appealing to kids of all age groups, My kids are of age 7, 9, and 11 but they enjoyed the book and time and again refer to the various poses and learn about them.

Being a Yoga trainer enables me to know which poses are kids' app[to[riate and how to impart knowledge about each pose to the kids. Connecting the poses to various spirits would surely make the reading experience a memorable and enjoyable one.

Overall this is a book for kids Yoga that not only hooks the little readers to it but also makes it easy for them to practice yoga at a young age.

Keep Your Retrospective Nerves Active with The Affair by Danielle Steel.

 When Danielle Steel holds the reign of a story, the female characters are sure to get an edge. When all protagonists are women, then the reading becomes a pleasurable process. Through the eyes of Rose, Nadia, Venetia, Athena, and  Olivia we see different lives, different perspectives, and different ideologies. The Affair by Danielle Steel is a quintessential Steel craft of competent headstrong women. 

Book Name : The AffairAuthor: Danielle SteelPublisher : Pan Macmillan India

Rose is the editor-in-chief of Mode Magazine, a Fashion aficionado in personal and professional life. However, she has paid intent care in maintaining the Dichotomy of the two arenas of life by not speaking about one while engaged in the other. Her assistant Charity suggests featuring the famous actress Pascale Solon in the September edition of Mode Magazine. Her clandestine affair with the bestselling author Nicholas is sure to bring traction to the magazine. Little did Charity know that the Nicholas that she is referring to is Rose's son-in-law. Her daughter Nadia is a demure, sensitive, and sensible woman who is taking her time to take a decision about her life now that his relationship with the actress is out and about. The four sisters with their mother meet as a weekend getaway cum decision-making avenue. The meeting brings out a can of worms and pearls of wisdom. The trip proves to be a path of self-discovery for the women.

Danielle Steel's affinity towards perfect women is not lost in the book, more so here because in The Affair we have five female protagonists. The rich woman, who is spic and span with no hair out of place, the competitive, eloquent tigress is a trope that could endear every woman but when we come down to reality it is an overestimation. Nonetheless, we pick Danielle Steel for this approach that could urge us to remain. The characters are distinct in their own space, however, Danielle's predisposition toward the women who are close to their family is persistent in this book as well. 

The rendezvous between mother and daughters could have been explored in a better light. The given-and-take consumes Cruz of the book. The pace of the plot drops towards this part and slowly gains momentum. The book forces us to retrospect and introspect.

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"Judging, Shaming and Criticism; how it alters an individual through the lens of a demonic possession" - Kritika Kapoor , About Her Debut Novel Batshit.

Venturing into the genres that have not been tapped is like gambling. It could either hit the bestseller chart for the sheer fact that it is a fresh topic. Or it could succumb to the preconceived notion of the readers. Kritika Kapoor took the risk of tapping into the world of demons- it is horror, it is thriller and it is women's fiction, it is much more than all of these. So, what was in her mind when she wrote Batshit? Let's here it from her. Welcome Kritika Kapoor, author of Batshit to our Virtual Tete- a-Tete. How did the seed of the idea for Batshit happen ?

It started out as a very simple idea - of this girl who is struggling with body dysmorphia, and she begins hearing this voice in her head. It promises to give her everything she wants - weight loss, acceptance from her family, even a proposal from her boyfriend - as long as she does what it says. The more I thought about this voice - that I imagined as a supernatural extension of an eating disorder - the more chills it gave me. I kept thinking of its timbre, who it would belong to, what it would ask this character to do, and how far would she go? 

The thing is that body dysmorphia and body shaming can be very, very destructive, but that destruction is always so neat and it's always channelled inwards. It's always restricted to the woman being shamed. I wanted to see what happens when you take these issues into the realm of the absurd and the fantastical, by introducing a demon, and see what happens when that pressure to have that perfect body, to be that perfect 'good little girl', etc makes a woman truly explode.

We have seen zombies ruling the western market be it books or movies. Were you worried about bringing about the demon angle in Indian readers?

I was worried about presenting demons in a stereotypical way - like they have been in Hollywood and Bollywood movies like The Exorcist or Bhoot or a Ramsay film. I didn't want Pia's head revolving 360 degrees, and her crawling up walls throughout the book, or a tantric coming and exorcising her with a jhadoo. I wanted it to be subtle, until it wasn't. Because so much of the book is really about looking at the psychological impact of being constantly judged and shamed and criticised - and how it alters an individual - through the lens of a demonic possession. I was excited to present demons like this - in an urban South Delhi setting, minus all the other tropes and cliches.   

Till the end you have managed to sustain the suspense of whether the demons are real or not. Did you do any research in terms of the psychological side?

I definitely did my share of research on the various theories in the book - be it Rorschach or Freud or Jung. I also read up on many psychological case studies on possession, dysfunctional relationships and so forth. I wanted this book to be rooted in reality, because so much horror in it comes from the real... from that 'it could happen to you' element. At the same time, I couldn't be psychologically or supernaturally absolute about Pia's diagnosis till the very end. So, I played with many open-ended psychological theories - ones that have been argued and debated, like Freud, and moulded them to Pia's condition. 

Anando's character stands out from the overall mood of the book, which is refreshing. Was that deliberate?

Oh, yes! Apart from Kabir, I imagined Anando as this figure who really tried to understand Pia and was on her team from the get-go. I don't think he's the best psychologist out there. In fact, he is someone who is quite flawed and messy, with hardly any sense of boundaries - but still, I think he's a respite from all the South Dilli-walas, and he doesn't see Pia through that warped and superficial lens that everybody else in her life does.

There is a familiar trope of bad girl protagonist amongst a perfect family. Was that a conscious choice?

While I don't think I was deliberately taking on a familiar trope, I did know that Pia would have to be the black sheep of the family, definitely. This is someone who is on the outskirts and margins of all social groups - family, friends, work, etc. It's what builds up her desperation and makes her inner demon(s) so powerful - this desperate need to fit in, to be 'normal', to be like everyone else... to be an idealised image of that 'good girl'. 

You have touched the childhood trauma part at one point. Do you believe childhood trauma could make people vulnerable?

I think we are hugely defined by our childhood traumas, and it impacts and permeates every single aspect of the person we end up becoming. Everybody has their own set of traumas, of ranging severities. It could be something like a comment on your appearance that changed how you saw yourself forever, or it could be abuse - the magnitude of which your young brain could barely wrap itself around. It could also be a constant barrage of criticism, rejection, being told you weren't 'good enough' - and now you see that playing out through a toxic romance or in your office setup. It's constant work to move beyond these traumas, to undo and unlearn their damages. But I think that work is important.

Do you really believe in demons?

No, as much as I love a good horror book or movie, I don't really believe in demons, or anything supernatural in real life! 

What's your next writing venture?

I am looking at exploring a horror novel about toxic romances. 

Wow! That's exciting. So, when did you decide to sit down and actually start writing?

I have always written - ever since I could remember. It’s the only way I have known how to express myself as a person, since I am not much of a talker. But usually, I have limited my writing to diaries, journals, blogs, memoir-type musings in my email drafts, or articles for work. 

Once I got this idea, I found myself writing this book constantly. But every now and then, my Imposter Syndrome would kick in, and I would abandon the drafts for a month or two. Then, I would force myself back to the laptop, because a part of me also wanted to know how this story would play out and I would constantly wonder what would happen to Pia? Regardless of whether this book was published or not, somewhere I felt like it would be supremely unfair to me o not see this story through!

What is your advice to aspiring writers?

To write like no one's reading. Write for yourself first, and let it all out. Accept that your first draft will probably be crap. And that you can always write a second and a third and a fourth. You can always find better words, better sentence structures, or add and subtract from the story. 

I probably junked two-thirds of the first draft of Batshit and wrote it all again from scratch. And I am so glad I did! Some of the best parts of this book only came to me in the second and third drafts. One of my favorite parts, in fact, was written right before Batshit went to press!   

Wow. That is some crazy writing adventure. Thanks, Kritika for your time and sharing your little secrets on Batshit. Readers can reach out to her through Social Media.Read my review of Batshit and grab a copy by clicking the image below.

Invincible, Patriotic and Enchanting - The Hero of Tiger Hill by Capt (Hony) Yogendra Singh Yadav

 For the longest time, we have been connecting War to the First and Second World Wars. Further, we had India Pakistan war and Indo China war to refer to. But the current generation has the Kargil War in mind when we say War in India. Hence when I got the autobiography of Param Vir, Hero of Tiger Hill by  Capt (Hony) Yogendra Singh Yadav, I couldn't wait to read it.

The Hero of Tiger HillThe story is not just a Kargil war account. It is an overall self-help book that enables us to face the hardships of life. It is an eye opener to the current generation that falls fat in the face of troubles. The author is born to a farmer family, which faces a daunting crisis when his father falls ill and the responsibility of the family falls on the mother's shoulders. The strong woman she is, Capt Hony's mother carried the burden with pride and bravado of an iron lady.The author shows an infectious optimism in finding the positive side of all hardships in life. He believes that the discipline that he received from his brother and the rest of the family prepared him for army training in the future. Later when he fought for the nation, there was nothing that could hold him back because he has been hardened by the circumstances at home. The attitude of the author toward his experiences is self-help learning in itself because it urges us to find goodness in everything. The Army training and warFor a layman like me, life inside an Army camp and on the war field, and the author being a Soldier has authentically stated his personal experience during the training. It is endearing to read about the experience and it is an eye-opener to all of us as to how we are not respecting the soldiers enough. They keep themselves and their family the least priority.The author takes us to an unbelievable world where the terrorists live amidst civilians and how the army slowly seeped into their lives and identified the infiltrators. For us, Kargil is all about the bloody war but the battles started way before. The book is sure to bring about a feeling of patriotism in everyone who reads it. We would have witnessed these in various movies but to hear it from the person who was there at the forefront is a special feeling in itself.The language is simply and rightfully so because the books portray the authors with all their sincerity. Had the book been stuffed with jargon, the simplicity of the author's life would have been lost.The book is recommended to every Indian who loves their motherland.  This is not just a story of a soldier. This is a dedication to all soldiers out there.
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How to Deal with Nature - Living Mountains by Amitav Ghosh is an Eye Opener

 A tiny book that can be read in an hour or two gives us content to mull over for months. Amitav Ghosh presents this magic for the readers through his no-nonsense, simple yet majestic craft Living Mountains.

Living Mountains by Amitav GoshDescriptionThe book is set against the background of two friends reading about the Anthropocene. Like one of them, I had to google the term too. Further, the author takes us seamlessly to the foothills of the mountains that respond to the worshippers with their feet. The mountain that moves, the mountain that lives. While the tribal inhabitants are content with their life, a bunch of foreign trespassers changes their lives irreversibly and how the mountains respond to it is the crux of the story.
Blurb

A new story from internationally renowned author Amitav Ghosh, The Living Mountain is a cautionary tale of how we havesystematically exploited nature, leading to an environmental collapse.

Recounted as a dream, thisis a fable about Mahaparbat, the Living Mountain; the indigenous valleydwellers who live and prosper in its shelter; the assault on the mountain forcommercial benefit by the Anthropoi, humans whose sole aim is to reap thebounty of nature; and the disaster that unfolds as a result.

The Living Mountain is especially relevant today when we have been battling apandemic and are facing a climate catastrophe: both of which are products ofour insufficient understanding of mankind's relationship with nature, and oursustained appropriation and abuse of natural resources. This is a book of ourtimes, for our times, and it will resonate strongly with readers of all ages.

My review 

If we think deeply it is easy to realize that we are the inhabitants that the author refers to. How in the name of infrastructure and development, we dredge the heart of nature pulling the life out of it without realizing that we are slowly squeezing out our own life force. The book is a dystopian fantasy that in the near future will prove to be prophetical as human actions are responsible for the downfall of nature.One has to approach the book with an open heart and widened perspective so as to fathom the metaphor. When the tribals climb up the mountain along with the trespassers, the readers are forced to introspect. How in the rat race we forget our roots and where we came from is depicted in no uncertain terms. It is an irony as to how we blame the universal power that we call God for the repercussions of what we do. The book is about that old woman who grimaces at us when we land up where she expected us to and we are forced to hug her and say I should have paid heed to you. However, the author got carried away with the fictional fantasy that we want the readers to tread and missed where the plot took off from. Be it a dream or a story within the story, the characters, in the beginning, are forgotten and are not mentioned in the climax. Had an extended scenario of the effects of the dream or reality been pitched into, the effect of the book would have been manifold.
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How to Deal with Nature - Living Moubtains by Amitav Ghosh is an Eye Opener

 A tiny book that can be read in an hour or two gives us content to mull over for months. Amitav Ghosh presents this magic for the readers through his no-nonsense, simple yet majestic craft Living Mountains.

Living Mountains by Amitav GoshDescriptionThe book is set against the background of two friends reading about the Anthropocene. Like one of them, I had to google the term too. Further, the author takes us seamlessly to the foothills of the mountains that respond to the worshippers with their feet. The mountain that moves, the mountain that lives. While the tribal inhabitants are content with their life, a bunch of foreign trespassers changes their lives irreversibly and how the mountains respond to it is the crux of the story.
Blurb

A new story from internationally renowned author Amitav Ghosh, The Living Mountain is a cautionary tale of how we havesystematically exploited nature, leading to an environmental collapse.

Recounted as a dream, thisis a fable about Mahaparbat, the Living Mountain; the indigenous valleydwellers who live and prosper in its shelter; the assault on the mountain forcommercial benefit by the Anthropoi, humans whose sole aim is to reap thebounty of nature; and the disaster that unfolds as a result.

The Living Mountain is especially relevant today when we have been battling apandemic and are facing a climate catastrophe: both of which are products ofour insufficient understanding of mankind's relationship with nature, and oursustained appropriation and abuse of natural resources. This is a book of ourtimes, for our times, and it will resonate strongly with readers of all ages.

My review 

If we think deeply it is easy to realize that we are the inhabitants that the author refers to. How in the name of infrastructure and development, we dredge the heart of nature pulling the life out of it without realizing that we are slowly squeezing out our own life force. The book is a dystopian fantasy that in the near future will prove to be prophetical as human actions are responsible for the downfall of nature.One has to approach the book with an open heart and widened perspective so as to fathom the metaphor. When the tribals climb up the mountain along with the trespassers, the readers are forced to introspect. How in the rat race we forget our roots and where we came from is depicted in no uncertain terms. It is an irony as to how we blame the universal power that we call God for the repercussions of what we do. The book is about that old woman who grimaces at us when we land up where she expected us to and we are forced to hug her and say I should have paid heed to you. However, the author got carried away with the fictional fantasy that we want the readers to tread and missed where the plot took off from. Be it a dream or a story within the story, the characters, in the beginning, are forgotten and are not mentioned in the climax. Had an extended scenario of the effects of the dream or reality been pitched into, the effect of the book would have been manifold.
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Get Your Business Digitised and Profitable - Digital First

 When it comes to business books, they have a preset pattern. Most of the books tread into a textbook pattern. While they help enable the readers to learn, they lack the finesse to provide the potential to pragmatically empower the readers. Digital First by Vamshi Guntha and Shahrul Ladue stands out in the fact that the authors have made sure to incorporate a real-life scenario while narrating the possible solutions for digitizing a pre-existing business.

Digital First - The struggles

The book addresses the common struggles faced by the person who heads the digitization process. An inflexible boss, misinformed colleagues, lack of intent to try anything new. The book shares everything through the story of Neo who has been removed from his own company. This is not a rarity as the era of start-ups has seen many cases where in the founders, the brain behind the start-up is mercilessly removed from the organization. However, the authors have provided a fix from which the person could still be benefited. This is an eye-opener - one of the many to come.

Mission, Vision, and Purpose.

We all might have learned in our management classes why we should have a Vision of the firm and a mission to attain the vision. But the purpose of the company is something that the authors bring forth to the readers. The book lays bare the baselessness of keeping revenue above customer satisfaction. 

Without any huge Jargons, the book tells us how we could have a multilinear purpose that aligns various sections of the firm

The book further provides pragmatic solutions in tackling the obstacles for proceeding with any plan and also how to handle the human resources of the company.

Overall the book is a profitable read as it is worth the money spent on it as well as helps us derive profit for our organization too 

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Five Reasons Why You Must Read 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma

 What time do you wake up? Does your wake-up time determine your performance? If I was asked these questions a year or two ago, my answer would have been No. But once I embarked on the wellness journey I realized how important it is to wake up early. In an attempt to do it right, I decided to know more about this and grabbed a copy of 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma. Leaving me speech bound, the 5 AM club seeped into my life silently and left an undeniable mark on my life.

 Five Reasons Why You Must Read 5 AM Club by Robin SharmaIf you ask me for a 5AM club summary I would say it talks about everything that is needed for a successful life in one simple change. The sheer fact that the book transforms your life in ways unimaginable is not an exaggeration. Here are the reasons why you must read 5AM Club.
1. It tells you why you must transform your lifeQuite often self-help books direct us about the steps to take in order to transform our lives. Seldom do they take the onus of explaining why someone should transform their life. Through the experience of a business tycoon the author slowly brings the readers close to the topic and instills the feeling of 'I should transform myself' inside the reader. Thus the author sets the purpose before the readers get deep into the book.2. 20:20:20The 20:20:20 technique proposed by the author is the most practical method of the journey toward wellness. He proposes 20 min exercise, 20 min meditation, and 20 minutes of reading/journaling/work. Starting a day with meditation and exercise will ensure that the rest of the day is taken care of in terms of your mental and physical health. This followed by reading or creative work will create magic in your lives. Early morning is believed to be the most productive time of the day. 3. Ensures 'Me-time'The importance of having 'me time' has been gaining acceptance of late. By waking up before the family, provided the family wakes up late, you can ensure time for yourself so that no one else can steal from you. This is a prime factor in ensuring that your mental health is taken care of.4. Better mental healthThis is an extension of your me-time. Journaling, meditation, and exercise are three aspects of wellness that must be practiced by everyone no matter what the routine is. 5AM by Robin Sharma is guaranteed the best choice for your personal transformation. 5. A new youThe author did not simply put forth preset rules for transforming yourself. The book takes you slowly through the why, how, and what of personal transformation by simply waking up early and how! Once your mental and physical health is in place, you in turn increase productivity and would have more time in hand. Your routine improves as you will feel sleep earlier as you are waking up early. This in turn ensures that there is no screentime at the night. 
Start your journey of transformation with the help of the 5AM club by Robin Sharma. Next time someone asks you 5 AM club summary tell them what you achieved with the book.
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Effervescent, Gruesome Yet Calm - Death in Shambles by Stephen Alter

 The Himalayas and their foothills incite the feeling of calmness, purity of the air, and the ambiance of serenity in the mind of anyone who hears and reads about it. A perfect retreat for a retired police officer to build a cocoon of silence away from the hullabaloo of crimes. A twin murder in the ambiance os sure to unhinge the officer as he is hooked to the investigation through the feeling of commitment, the promise of friendship, or something unfathomable. As much as the plot excites the readers, Death in Shambles elevates the intrigue of the readers with sheer brilliance in the craft of Stephen Alter.

Death in Shambles by Stephen Alter - Book ReviewLionel Carmichael retreated to the peaceful hill station Debrakot. He comes back to Debrakot which was his safe abode after a tumultuous affair in Lucknow, forty-five years ago. He is a retired police officer with an effervescent career, who has been suspended in the last year of service to bring his happening career to an ignominious end. Howsoever he is revered for the word even after retirement, and when a twin murder shakes the otherwise stagnant life of the motley inhabitants of Debrakot, Lionel is called for.The scene of the crime is Shambala Villa, commonly called Shambles for its current ramshackle start, inhabited illegally by Reuben, one of the victims. The dilapidated building is a sad reminder of its majestic past. With a gory past of Reuben's religious cult, the place has been a pandoras box of dark secrets. While Lionels steps out to investigate the murders, the unprecedented and unexpected awaits him. The plot takes of from the spot and the readers linger on till the climax.
What blurb says

Lionel Carmichael, a retired police deputy inspector general, is looking forward to living a quiet, solitary life in the hill station of Debrakot, with an assortment of eccentric neighbors for occasional company. His plans are upended when he is asked by a former colleague, SHO Thapliyal, to help out in a double murder case. The scene of the crime is the ghostly Shambala Villa, or ‘Shambles’, as it is known to the residents of the town, named thus due to its decrepit appearance. The victims of the brutal crimes are Reuben Sabharwal, a self-styled god-man who dabbles in the mysterious and occult, and an unknown woman, dressed in a pale green sari, found hanging by a noose near Reuben’s body.

Trudging through the monsoon rains of Debrakot, Lionel embarks on his journey towards the truth, only to become more and more entangled in a web of deceit and lies. Even as myriad of powerful forces attempt to stop him, Lionel continues to push for the truth—until the sleepy little hill station finally gives up its grim secrets.

The characters:The motley characters of the book elevate and dip the pace of the plot. Be it Stephen, his cook Badlu, or anyone in Debrakot, each character has a craft of its own with a distinct individuality and a space. The moment the author introduces the readers to a character, they would embark on a journey of visualization and further, the way the character behaves makes sense and seems convincing. The characters lead the plot.However, the edge of body shaming trait displayed by the protagonist stuck out like a sore thumb. A different angle cold has been explored to establish the distinction between the characters. The same could be done despite taking off the paragraphs where in body image of the other characters was made fun of.The plot that fliesThe most engaging quality of a thriller is to have a pace that sustains despite the difficulty in establishing the scenarios. Death in Shambles seamlessly maneuvered the plot toward the climax. Till the end, there is not a scenario where the readers would want to skip a page or paragraph for that matter.The climax did not rise up to the benchmark set by the rest of the plot. It leaves the readers wondering why the author was unduly diverting the attention of the readers. This could have been explored in detail with more developmental edits. Overall the book is a breezy read for all thriller lovers. 
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Death in Shambles: A Hill Station Mystery by Stephen Alter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars







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