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RETURN OF THE TROJAN HORSE Tales of Criminal Investigation
Amit, don't waste your time; you can't hack my system. But we will hack your country! Ameen They know me! This wasn't good. The greatest fear a hacker has is having his identity revealed. During investigative operations I always guarded my identity like the Kohinoor diamond. Then how could they have reached me? It was a-l-m-o-s-t impossible. - A young software engineer who, as a hobby, starts helping the Police in solving criminal cases, turns into a critical resource for the Force. He becomes entrapped in the system. - Return Of The Trojan is the riveting narration of how he is compelled to draw inputs from his personal life, and use sharp thinking and advanced technology to solve the criminal cases he is brought into. - Based on real life, the book reveals the next generation methodologies used in crime investigation. - Impossible to put down.
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February 14, 2017
A great book if you are in the mood for controversy stories. Half way into the book, I could picture the story take form as a Bollywood action sequence with guns and computer screens with great screenplay. A very well written book indeed! It's something an Indian author has never done before, it really challenges your imagination. Being a tech enthusiast myself, made me wonder if half the stories are inspired by possibly real stories, makes you question a man's great skills to be put to good use for a better society.
January 12, 2023
It's been a while I stayed up all night to finish a book. It was totally worth it :)
May 4, 2021
So
The unmotivated tech geek returns
1. Tsunami happened because of a nuclear attack launched by Pakistan obviously!
2. Don't read the last story if you have not watched the film "kahaani!"
Major spoiler alert
3. The protagonist calls his colleague Watson!but shies away from calling himself Sherlock.
The unmotivated tech geek returns
1. Tsunami happened because of a nuclear attack launched by Pakistan obviously!
2. Don't read the last story if you have not watched the film "kahaani!"
Major spoiler alert
3. The protagonist calls his colleague Watson!but shies away from calling himself Sherlock.
August 15, 2022
Not a good literary work, but the stories are good, could not believe them to be true.
The biggest blunder is - he said that these are tales from his crime investigation with CBI so he should have kept it somewhat real, but he went on making plots in which his wife helped him crack the case and the usage of the word 'Watson' all sounded so dramatic.
By keeping it real, he might have achieved more readers and appreciation.
The biggest blunder is - he said that these are tales from his crime investigation with CBI so he should have kept it somewhat real, but he went on making plots in which his wife helped him crack the case and the usage of the word 'Watson' all sounded so dramatic.
By keeping it real, he might have achieved more readers and appreciation.
September 23, 2022
It is worst book
May 18, 2024
Super book
Three different investigation stories
And first one is remarkable
Three different investigation stories
And first one is remarkable
September 30, 2017
This one was different.
There are 3 novella in the book – 3 independent stories from the point of view of the same central character – our protagonist – who helps the police solve crimes using his tech wizardry and tech tools.
The 3 stories are not connected and can be read independently in any order. The stories are good in themselves. The stories inform and educate the average reader about how technology is changing the crime fighting. The stories have their twists and turns – real or fictional – making them interesting to read.
What is also good to see is that the author is not just highlighting and glorifying the technology contribution to crime fighting. He has given due consideration and weightage to the sheer age-old human ingenuity which is the real tool to crime fighting.
Interesting characters and nice plot to the story with good suspense. An interesting cover design too …
Well, that was all the positive I had. Now I will come to the things that I did not like about the book or let’s say, things that need a lot of improvement.
The author needs to work on his story telling. I would have expected the Publisher to give that feedback to the author and help the author sharpen his writing, create a better narration and suitably edit the writing to bring in more punch.
The story telling feels like a plain simple narration of the events rather than suspenseful dramatization with partial revealing of facts and inner thought processes. The story is as good as the story-telling and the author needs to polish his story telling skills or get some help in writing his stories with more punch.
Crime stories need to be exciting, should have a strong element of suspense, edge-of-the-seat story-telling and a non-stagnating flow of events. The real life is not exactly like this so even when you are building a fictional tale based on real life incidents and experiences, you got to take some creative liberties and hold the reader in your story.
One problem with first-person story telling is that you can narrate only what you can see in front of you. Any event or conversation happening in your absence; you can’t narrate it. In one of the stories, the author is in one place and there is a gun-fight happening in the other. The narration of this particular scene in first person is not a good idea. In fact, the author should have narrated what he heard on the phone and how the inspector reacted to what he heard. Later on, he could have had a hawaldar narrate the actual eyewitness account and fill the gaps. That would have made for an interesting reading.
Hopefully the author has more exciting stories that he can tell and with improved writing, his books are sure bestsellers.
There are 3 novella in the book – 3 independent stories from the point of view of the same central character – our protagonist – who helps the police solve crimes using his tech wizardry and tech tools.
The 3 stories are not connected and can be read independently in any order. The stories are good in themselves. The stories inform and educate the average reader about how technology is changing the crime fighting. The stories have their twists and turns – real or fictional – making them interesting to read.
What is also good to see is that the author is not just highlighting and glorifying the technology contribution to crime fighting. He has given due consideration and weightage to the sheer age-old human ingenuity which is the real tool to crime fighting.
Interesting characters and nice plot to the story with good suspense. An interesting cover design too …
Well, that was all the positive I had. Now I will come to the things that I did not like about the book or let’s say, things that need a lot of improvement.
The author needs to work on his story telling. I would have expected the Publisher to give that feedback to the author and help the author sharpen his writing, create a better narration and suitably edit the writing to bring in more punch.
The story telling feels like a plain simple narration of the events rather than suspenseful dramatization with partial revealing of facts and inner thought processes. The story is as good as the story-telling and the author needs to polish his story telling skills or get some help in writing his stories with more punch.
Crime stories need to be exciting, should have a strong element of suspense, edge-of-the-seat story-telling and a non-stagnating flow of events. The real life is not exactly like this so even when you are building a fictional tale based on real life incidents and experiences, you got to take some creative liberties and hold the reader in your story.
One problem with first-person story telling is that you can narrate only what you can see in front of you. Any event or conversation happening in your absence; you can’t narrate it. In one of the stories, the author is in one place and there is a gun-fight happening in the other. The narration of this particular scene in first person is not a good idea. In fact, the author should have narrated what he heard on the phone and how the inspector reacted to what he heard. Later on, he could have had a hawaldar narrate the actual eyewitness account and fill the gaps. That would have made for an interesting reading.
Hopefully the author has more exciting stories that he can tell and with improved writing, his books are sure bestsellers.
October 8, 2017
This is a semi-fictional version of some of the real cases handles by the author , helping the police in solving crime. And it show cases not just the intelligence but also the emotional involvement of our security forces in the huge tasks. A really good book to read and to reflect on the fact that there are some honest dedicated people in police and otherwise who care about others security and safety.
The writing needs more fast paced as it falls flat at most places. Too realistic makes the book feel boring.
The writing needs more fast paced as it falls flat at most places. Too realistic makes the book feel boring.
November 3, 2017
In this digital age, the dark world of crime also hinges on state-of-the-art technology; cyber crime is a menace that governments are slowly grasping the concepts about. Technology also plays a crucial role in solving crimes, as the author Amit Dubey, has shown in this book ‘Return of the Trojan Horse – Tales of Criminal Investigation’.
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February 17, 2017
The best thing about this book is its storytelling. You are hooked to it from page one. Also, the language is simple, easy to read and very entertaining and gripping. Once you get hold of it, its difficult to put it down. Strongly recommended for a nice, easy and thrilling experience :)
August 14, 2018
this book is about how technology can help in solving the crime case.
March 30, 2022
Excellent Story Telling By Amit Dubey
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