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Siya Rajput Mysteries #1-3
The Siya Rajput Crime Thrillers Books 1-3
The first three novels in this captivating series are brought together in one great value box set.
BOOK 1: WHERE ARE THEY NOW
She has a dark past. And a deep connection with a serial killer.
Three years ago, criminal defence lawyer Siya Rajput left her career behind when she made a devastating mistake.
But a brutal murder with a mysterious connection to her mother’s sixteen-year-old disappearance could convince her to return.
Is Siya’s mother still alive? Her oldest nemesis—a depraved serial killer—seems to know the truth…
...but everything comes at a cost.
In her most personal and dangerous case yet, Siya must return to the life whose demons still haunt her and communicate with a psychopathic killer in jail to hunt for clues. As Siya digs deeper, she learns that more women are in danger.
Saving them and finding the truth about her mother could make her question everything in her life…and also get her killed.
BOOK 2: FINDING HER
Four murders. One witness—an eight-year-old girl. And now she’s missing.
Former criminal lawyer Siya Rajput had sworn off taking on cases involving children because of a brutal mistake she once made.
But she is pulled into the frantic investigation when her ex-boyfriend turns to her for help in finding his missing eight-year-old niece.
The prime suspect in the murders is in police custody, denying all charges and having any knowledge of the missing girl. Something tells Siya that he knows more than he is revealing.
As Siya digs deeper, she comes across bone-chilling secrets that put not just her but also her family in danger. A dangerous enemy lurks in the shadows, killing people to protect a secret.
Each new clue takes her to a darker place...and a step closer to her death.
BOOK 3: THE BONES ARE CALLING
She has blood on her hands. And no memory of how it got there.
Former criminal lawyer Siya Rajput's father disappeared seventeen years back. There has not been a single lead in his disappearance.
Until now.
While following up on a shocking new clue, Siya suffers from a blackout and wakes up drenched in blood with no recollection of what happened. There’s a body of a woman in the boot of her car.
At the other end of town, Senior Inspector Kapil Rathod is called in to investigate a triple homicide. The murders pose a lot of questions—the answers to which may have a connection to Siya's father.
Siya and Rathod are up to their necks in a dangerous web of deceit and treachery. They cannot trust anyone, especially not the police.
Is Siya's father the great man she thinks he was? Love can cloud anyone's judgment.
What Siya will find can destroy her…not unless it kills her first.
Fans of James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner and Thomas Harris will enjoy this dark and twisty series that introduces you to Siya, a feisty heroine who you will root for and fall in love with.
Scroll up and grab the first three books in the engrossing Siya Rajput Crime Thriller series today.
What readers are saying about the Siya Rajput series:
“The fact that it is passed in India is refreshing, different and interesting. The narrative is dynamic, well written, researched and clever. The main characters are so real that you can easily have them as real people." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The best crime novels I have read in a long time!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Great thriller with enough twists and written in a style that makes for a great read." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“This is a different read for me but I really liked it. Different as it takes the reader to India and introduces a likable Siya and family." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BOOK 1: WHERE ARE THEY NOW
She has a dark past. And a deep connection with a serial killer.
Three years ago, criminal defence lawyer Siya Rajput left her career behind when she made a devastating mistake.
But a brutal murder with a mysterious connection to her mother’s sixteen-year-old disappearance could convince her to return.
Is Siya’s mother still alive? Her oldest nemesis—a depraved serial killer—seems to know the truth…
...but everything comes at a cost.
In her most personal and dangerous case yet, Siya must return to the life whose demons still haunt her and communicate with a psychopathic killer in jail to hunt for clues. As Siya digs deeper, she learns that more women are in danger.
Saving them and finding the truth about her mother could make her question everything in her life…and also get her killed.
BOOK 2: FINDING HER
Four murders. One witness—an eight-year-old girl. And now she’s missing.
Former criminal lawyer Siya Rajput had sworn off taking on cases involving children because of a brutal mistake she once made.
But she is pulled into the frantic investigation when her ex-boyfriend turns to her for help in finding his missing eight-year-old niece.
The prime suspect in the murders is in police custody, denying all charges and having any knowledge of the missing girl. Something tells Siya that he knows more than he is revealing.
As Siya digs deeper, she comes across bone-chilling secrets that put not just her but also her family in danger. A dangerous enemy lurks in the shadows, killing people to protect a secret.
Each new clue takes her to a darker place...and a step closer to her death.
BOOK 3: THE BONES ARE CALLING
She has blood on her hands. And no memory of how it got there.
Former criminal lawyer Siya Rajput's father disappeared seventeen years back. There has not been a single lead in his disappearance.
Until now.
While following up on a shocking new clue, Siya suffers from a blackout and wakes up drenched in blood with no recollection of what happened. There’s a body of a woman in the boot of her car.
At the other end of town, Senior Inspector Kapil Rathod is called in to investigate a triple homicide. The murders pose a lot of questions—the answers to which may have a connection to Siya's father.
Siya and Rathod are up to their necks in a dangerous web of deceit and treachery. They cannot trust anyone, especially not the police.
Is Siya's father the great man she thinks he was? Love can cloud anyone's judgment.
What Siya will find can destroy her…not unless it kills her first.
Fans of James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner and Thomas Harris will enjoy this dark and twisty series that introduces you to Siya, a feisty heroine who you will root for and fall in love with.
Scroll up and grab the first three books in the engrossing Siya Rajput Crime Thriller series today.
What readers are saying about the Siya Rajput series:
“The fact that it is passed in India is refreshing, different and interesting. The narrative is dynamic, well written, researched and clever. The main characters are so real that you can easily have them as real people." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The best crime novels I have read in a long time!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Great thriller with enough twists and written in a style that makes for a great read." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“This is a different read for me but I really liked it. Different as it takes the reader to India and introduces a likable Siya and family." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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June 4, 2020
These are the three books about Siya Rajput brought together in a boxset. I've read all three of them separately and give you a review of each one.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
When CID of Pune (India’s 8th biggest metropole, aka Poona) is called for the murder of a young professional woman in one of the affluent area’s of the city, inspector Kapil Rathod notices similarities with the crime scene of a woman that disappeared 16 years earlier. When not only a lock of hair from the kidnapped Naina Rajput is found but also a message in her blood to her daughter Siya Rajput (there’s more to come, say hi to Siya) the old investigation is opened again.
3 years ago, lawyer and private investigator Siya Rajput made a mistake when she defended a murderer she believed to be innocent, who went straight back to killing once he was free. Ever since then, she keeps away from legal affairs. She works now as a teacher in a college and planned to have her legal license expire. Now with this new evidence, her options change. Will she leave this to CID or will she investigate herself? Not only her mother disappeared, but 3 months later, her dad vanished as well. Is there any doubt that she will continue the search for her mother?
Then, 5 years ago, she was elemental in the catch of Kishore Zakkal, the man responsible for the kidnapping of Siya’s mother and 6 other women and a murder in America. He never wanted to disclose if the women he took were still alive or their whereabouts. Now they now that Naina was still alive very recently, at the time her hair was pulled out. So even from his cell, Zakkal has still the reigns in his hand and obviously, he has a ‘student’ or ‘protegee’ that follows the same MO and tactics. However much control Zakkal thinks he has, he cannot pull the strings of someone else as efficiently as his own.
Apart from the names and places, you can hardly tell that this story takes place in India. The author rarely mentions a traditional costume, a song on the radio or other local habits. This could be anywhere in the world. Siya definitely has a weakness for Chinese cuisine, that I can hardly imagine as being the lame version we see over here. If this proves anything it’s that India is not a third world country for a growing part of the population. The poorer areas of the city are mentioned only once as the place where the wife of a murdered inmate lives and are not described. There are few descriptions, apart from the villa where they live, in the book anyway.
The writer is not blind though for the widespread corruption and bribery amongst politicians, lawyers, prison guards, and the police just as well as in other sectors, due to very low wages and greed.
I put questions by the pleasant and easy cooperation from the police with a private detective who’s also family of one of the victims.
I also doubt that the police can go to a prison at night to interrogate a prisoner. I don’t know, maybe it has to do with the climate or so but in Belgium urgent or not, over here prisons close for visitors, lawyers and the police at night.
I like the idea of pet-friendly cafes. But I’m not sure what’s understood as a café in India. Here in Belgium, a café is mainly a pub, similar to the French café-bar-tabac. Or do they mean something like an English café, like a greasy spoon what you see on Eastenders? From the context and the characteristics of Radha herself, I imagine something that we call a tearoom, especially as it’s also a book-café.
The psychology of the criminals, their motivations and the relation between both killers are very meticulously researched and the author paints a gruesome, frightening picture of predators that lurk unnoticed (until it’s too late) amongst us. I must say that in several places Zakkal reminds me of Hannibal Lecter.
This is a well-constructed story with credible and likeable characters. Although Siya is a bit too perfect for my liking. She could do with a few flaws. The book is suspenseful and a thrilling read. You want so much that she finds her mother alive and well.
FINDING HER
Siya, an Indian lawyer, can't forgive herself for an error she made 3 years earlier and gave up her practice. Then she receives a phone call from a childhood friend. His sister's family is murdered but her 8-year-old daughter is missing. As the police have the alleged killer in custody, her friend asks her to be his defence lawyer in the hope to find out the whereabouts of his niece this way.
The book is a real thriller with lots of twists and turns, and the outcome is even more gruesome than you can imagine. Do not read this if you have a weak stomach because even though the horrors are described in a rather clinical and clean manner, it is what is behind the words what is sickening. Just knowing that such animals exist puts you out of your comfort zone. I haven't read any other contemporary Indian writers, so I can't compare but I think he could have done more with the 'couleur locale'. He sprinkles some local words in e.g. when referring to food or clothes but I miss the description of the streets, people, what the food looks and tastes like, local tidbits of history and other common (local) knowledge. Also is the book placed in the very well-to-do higher middle class and the story can effortlessly be taken away from India and put into any American city. Maybe I'm nagging but is India that dangerous that as a lawyer you need to carry a gun or are the weapons a remainder of her PI days? What are the gun laws in India, actually? Apart from that, I can recommend this book to anyone that likes to read crime fiction with action as well as brainwork.
THE BONES ARE CALLING
In 2003 (16 years ago) Siya’s father, a policeman went missing. Now she receives a phone call from a voice that says to have information about his disappearance. When she gets there, she doesn’t see anyone and loses conscience somehow. When she wakes up she’s covered in blood and there’s an unknown, stabbed woman in her car boot. She’s brought to a befriended doctor but dies on the operating table. It remains the question if the woman is a friend or foe but she has undergone extensive cosmetic surgeries.
Meanwhile, senior investigator Kapil Rathod and his partner Mahesh Bhalerao are called to a lavish residential complex. The owners of the flat, a cosmetic surgeon and her husband a gynaecologist, are shot as well as an unidentified male in shabby clothes.
Both crimes could be connected and Siya and Rathod will work together once more. This time, without official permission. ACP Shukla is vivid when he finds out and makes her swear that this will be the last time that she interferes with a police investigation. So, it leaves to be seen what will happen in the next book.
In this third book, there are far more references to local food, religion, clothing and other aspects of daily life. It adds more atmosphere to the story. I don’t know if the change in eating habits (they suddenly eat fewer take-outs and now have regular home-cooked meals) happens under the influence of maa, but is definitely more realistic.
This story is also more of a straight forward police procedural, despite the meddling of ‘private detective’ Siya. She always claims that she’s given up that line of work and her lawyer license has expired but I never see her teaching or going to the college where she teaches. Well, maybe it is summer vacation? The involvement of civilians to the extent that Siya (and in the end, Radha even teams up with Shukla as SWAT) are, is of course totally ridiculous in real life but it makes a great story. It’s written that well and suspenseful that you realise the unlikeliness only later.
It’s also faster-paced than the 2 previous ones. Overall, this book is even better than those, the second was also better than the first. That promises for the fourth in the series!
I think that it’s a shame that Rathod is already married with kids. They would have made a cute and nice couple.
I lost another night of sleep as I really wanted to know what was happening and read the book in a day and night. Well worth the effort though.
I received a free ARC from the author and this is my honest, unbiased review of it.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
When CID of Pune (India’s 8th biggest metropole, aka Poona) is called for the murder of a young professional woman in one of the affluent area’s of the city, inspector Kapil Rathod notices similarities with the crime scene of a woman that disappeared 16 years earlier. When not only a lock of hair from the kidnapped Naina Rajput is found but also a message in her blood to her daughter Siya Rajput (there’s more to come, say hi to Siya) the old investigation is opened again.
3 years ago, lawyer and private investigator Siya Rajput made a mistake when she defended a murderer she believed to be innocent, who went straight back to killing once he was free. Ever since then, she keeps away from legal affairs. She works now as a teacher in a college and planned to have her legal license expire. Now with this new evidence, her options change. Will she leave this to CID or will she investigate herself? Not only her mother disappeared, but 3 months later, her dad vanished as well. Is there any doubt that she will continue the search for her mother?
Then, 5 years ago, she was elemental in the catch of Kishore Zakkal, the man responsible for the kidnapping of Siya’s mother and 6 other women and a murder in America. He never wanted to disclose if the women he took were still alive or their whereabouts. Now they now that Naina was still alive very recently, at the time her hair was pulled out. So even from his cell, Zakkal has still the reigns in his hand and obviously, he has a ‘student’ or ‘protegee’ that follows the same MO and tactics. However much control Zakkal thinks he has, he cannot pull the strings of someone else as efficiently as his own.
Apart from the names and places, you can hardly tell that this story takes place in India. The author rarely mentions a traditional costume, a song on the radio or other local habits. This could be anywhere in the world. Siya definitely has a weakness for Chinese cuisine, that I can hardly imagine as being the lame version we see over here. If this proves anything it’s that India is not a third world country for a growing part of the population. The poorer areas of the city are mentioned only once as the place where the wife of a murdered inmate lives and are not described. There are few descriptions, apart from the villa where they live, in the book anyway.
The writer is not blind though for the widespread corruption and bribery amongst politicians, lawyers, prison guards, and the police just as well as in other sectors, due to very low wages and greed.
I put questions by the pleasant and easy cooperation from the police with a private detective who’s also family of one of the victims.
I also doubt that the police can go to a prison at night to interrogate a prisoner. I don’t know, maybe it has to do with the climate or so but in Belgium urgent or not, over here prisons close for visitors, lawyers and the police at night.
I like the idea of pet-friendly cafes. But I’m not sure what’s understood as a café in India. Here in Belgium, a café is mainly a pub, similar to the French café-bar-tabac. Or do they mean something like an English café, like a greasy spoon what you see on Eastenders? From the context and the characteristics of Radha herself, I imagine something that we call a tearoom, especially as it’s also a book-café.
The psychology of the criminals, their motivations and the relation between both killers are very meticulously researched and the author paints a gruesome, frightening picture of predators that lurk unnoticed (until it’s too late) amongst us. I must say that in several places Zakkal reminds me of Hannibal Lecter.
This is a well-constructed story with credible and likeable characters. Although Siya is a bit too perfect for my liking. She could do with a few flaws. The book is suspenseful and a thrilling read. You want so much that she finds her mother alive and well.
FINDING HER
Siya, an Indian lawyer, can't forgive herself for an error she made 3 years earlier and gave up her practice. Then she receives a phone call from a childhood friend. His sister's family is murdered but her 8-year-old daughter is missing. As the police have the alleged killer in custody, her friend asks her to be his defence lawyer in the hope to find out the whereabouts of his niece this way.
The book is a real thriller with lots of twists and turns, and the outcome is even more gruesome than you can imagine. Do not read this if you have a weak stomach because even though the horrors are described in a rather clinical and clean manner, it is what is behind the words what is sickening. Just knowing that such animals exist puts you out of your comfort zone. I haven't read any other contemporary Indian writers, so I can't compare but I think he could have done more with the 'couleur locale'. He sprinkles some local words in e.g. when referring to food or clothes but I miss the description of the streets, people, what the food looks and tastes like, local tidbits of history and other common (local) knowledge. Also is the book placed in the very well-to-do higher middle class and the story can effortlessly be taken away from India and put into any American city. Maybe I'm nagging but is India that dangerous that as a lawyer you need to carry a gun or are the weapons a remainder of her PI days? What are the gun laws in India, actually? Apart from that, I can recommend this book to anyone that likes to read crime fiction with action as well as brainwork.
THE BONES ARE CALLING
In 2003 (16 years ago) Siya’s father, a policeman went missing. Now she receives a phone call from a voice that says to have information about his disappearance. When she gets there, she doesn’t see anyone and loses conscience somehow. When she wakes up she’s covered in blood and there’s an unknown, stabbed woman in her car boot. She’s brought to a befriended doctor but dies on the operating table. It remains the question if the woman is a friend or foe but she has undergone extensive cosmetic surgeries.
Meanwhile, senior investigator Kapil Rathod and his partner Mahesh Bhalerao are called to a lavish residential complex. The owners of the flat, a cosmetic surgeon and her husband a gynaecologist, are shot as well as an unidentified male in shabby clothes.
Both crimes could be connected and Siya and Rathod will work together once more. This time, without official permission. ACP Shukla is vivid when he finds out and makes her swear that this will be the last time that she interferes with a police investigation. So, it leaves to be seen what will happen in the next book.
In this third book, there are far more references to local food, religion, clothing and other aspects of daily life. It adds more atmosphere to the story. I don’t know if the change in eating habits (they suddenly eat fewer take-outs and now have regular home-cooked meals) happens under the influence of maa, but is definitely more realistic.
This story is also more of a straight forward police procedural, despite the meddling of ‘private detective’ Siya. She always claims that she’s given up that line of work and her lawyer license has expired but I never see her teaching or going to the college where she teaches. Well, maybe it is summer vacation? The involvement of civilians to the extent that Siya (and in the end, Radha even teams up with Shukla as SWAT) are, is of course totally ridiculous in real life but it makes a great story. It’s written that well and suspenseful that you realise the unlikeliness only later.
It’s also faster-paced than the 2 previous ones. Overall, this book is even better than those, the second was also better than the first. That promises for the fourth in the series!
I think that it’s a shame that Rathod is already married with kids. They would have made a cute and nice couple.
I lost another night of sleep as I really wanted to know what was happening and read the book in a day and night. Well worth the effort though.
I received a free ARC from the author and this is my honest, unbiased review of it.
June 30, 2020
I received a review copy of this book set from the author at my request and this is my honest opinion. This is one more intense series of books. I'm not sure which of the three books is the most intense, but they are all edge of your seat thrillers. I thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of family unity and togetherness that permeates the stories; especially between Siya (the main character) and her sister. The relationships here feel authentic, the investigations are intelligent and tech-savvy, and the action is realistic, for the most part. In the second and third books the "bad guys" come out of thin air without any hint beforehand of who they are, but it doesn't feel overly contrived. In the first book, the reader is aware of who the primary "bad guy" is, but there is another operating in the shadows. That character I managed to figure out ahead of time, but it's the only time I did.
With all of that being said, I did have some rather major issues with the books. At the end of Where Are They Now (book 1) Siya decides not to renew her law license. Then in Finding Her (book 2), when an old boyfriend asks for help in finding out who killed his sister's family, she agrees to pretend to be the suspect's court-appointed lawyer. At one point she even admits that as soon as she finds out what happened she is walking out on her "client". And even though she uses the "everything you tell me is confidential" spiel, she immediately tells the lead detective what the suspect told her. This from a defense attorney. I have a major problem with her lack of ethics in this situation. She would have found herself in jail for ethics violations and for destroying the prosecution's case if she had been discovered. Of course, all works out in the end, but that really bugged me. Also, the way in which the lead police detective constantly gives her inside information. No court in the world would prosecute a suspect when the defense attorney was getting that type of information and functioning as an ad hoc detective. Crazy. I know it is fiction, but there should be some semblance of how police function in the real world when police procedure is the basis of your story.
My other issue with the series is the lack of the services of an editor. There were multiple issues of misspelled words, wrong character names, and the wrong use of English slang. It was rather distracting. However, seeing as I still gave the set a 5-star rating, has to tell you something. I would like to read the next book in the series, but the serial killer from book 1 makes a reappearance and I'm not sure my blood pressure can stand it. Make sure you check out these books if you haven't already.
With all of that being said, I did have some rather major issues with the books. At the end of Where Are They Now (book 1) Siya decides not to renew her law license. Then in Finding Her (book 2), when an old boyfriend asks for help in finding out who killed his sister's family, she agrees to pretend to be the suspect's court-appointed lawyer. At one point she even admits that as soon as she finds out what happened she is walking out on her "client". And even though she uses the "everything you tell me is confidential" spiel, she immediately tells the lead detective what the suspect told her. This from a defense attorney. I have a major problem with her lack of ethics in this situation. She would have found herself in jail for ethics violations and for destroying the prosecution's case if she had been discovered. Of course, all works out in the end, but that really bugged me. Also, the way in which the lead police detective constantly gives her inside information. No court in the world would prosecute a suspect when the defense attorney was getting that type of information and functioning as an ad hoc detective. Crazy. I know it is fiction, but there should be some semblance of how police function in the real world when police procedure is the basis of your story.
My other issue with the series is the lack of the services of an editor. There were multiple issues of misspelled words, wrong character names, and the wrong use of English slang. It was rather distracting. However, seeing as I still gave the set a 5-star rating, has to tell you something. I would like to read the next book in the series, but the serial killer from book 1 makes a reappearance and I'm not sure my blood pressure can stand it. Make sure you check out these books if you haven't already.
June 12, 2020
I had not heard of UD Yasha before getting these books so I was unsure if I would like them or not. Oh my gosh. They were amazing! Following the story of Siya, her family and friends was engrossing. Once I got started I didn’t want to put them down.
The 3 books build on each other. Siya is a former private investigator/lawyer who feels tremendous guilt about letting a killer get off. She is a strong woman who leans on her sister Radha for assistance and strength.
I love the interaction between the 2 sisters along with Radha’s boyfriend. Siya has a working relationship with her former partner in the police force whom she calls upon to work these mysteries again.
The stories flowed easily and were well thought out. Loved them being set in Pune, India to give the reader a view into the culture and land along with these intriguing events.
Don’t miss out. Grab these books now!
The 3 books build on each other. Siya is a former private investigator/lawyer who feels tremendous guilt about letting a killer get off. She is a strong woman who leans on her sister Radha for assistance and strength.
I love the interaction between the 2 sisters along with Radha’s boyfriend. Siya has a working relationship with her former partner in the police force whom she calls upon to work these mysteries again.
The stories flowed easily and were well thought out. Loved them being set in Pune, India to give the reader a view into the culture and land along with these intriguing events.
Don’t miss out. Grab these books now!
June 28, 2020
I really liked these three books. The Siya Rajput series has all the elements that make for first class crime thriller reads. I read all three books back to back and at the end of the third book, I was soooooo ready to read the next. It took some getting used to the way this author writes, because he is not from this country (USA). Some of his terminology is different than ours and at first I thought they were typos, but being from India, I guess they would speak differently from us. So, I just rolled with the flow and by the second book, it didn't bother me at all. And when I came across an Indian word (which U. D. Yasha put in italics, thank you very much) I just tapped the word and the meaning came up in the dictionary in my kindle app. Good fast-paced stories. Cant wait to read the next one!
June 12, 2020
I have previously read the second book in this series so it was nice to be able to read the first and third too all in connection with the second all in a row.
Brilliant writing and top notch storyline in all three books. Great back story too.
First book is mainly set around Siya's mothers disappearance, kidnapped and her eventual reuniting.
Second book is set around her mothers recovery while Siya discovers a sinister dark Web involving mothers and children.
Third book is set around her father who vanished after her mothers disappearance and became the main suspect. Dirty deeds galore.
These books are so much more than what I have layed out here but I don't want to spoil any of the them. Great reads and they don't dissapoint in keeping the pages turning.
Brilliant writing and top notch storyline in all three books. Great back story too.
First book is mainly set around Siya's mothers disappearance, kidnapped and her eventual reuniting.
Second book is set around her mothers recovery while Siya discovers a sinister dark Web involving mothers and children.
Third book is set around her father who vanished after her mothers disappearance and became the main suspect. Dirty deeds galore.
These books are so much more than what I have layed out here but I don't want to spoil any of the them. Great reads and they don't dissapoint in keeping the pages turning.
June 10, 2020
At first I was a little leery about reading these books as the first "Where Are They Now" had some gory beginnings. I love mysteries but not bloody scenes.
As I got into these three books, the different locations in India, its people and customs were very interesting. I saw that Siya gets much of the same "good old boys" inattention that is here in the U.S. She certainly proves the other detectives and officers that she is better than they are but does not brag about her success.
Her sister Radha, and nearly engaged boyfriend Rahul also help her using their skills. Rahul works in biology with different police stations and is an expert programmer.
As I got into these three books, the different locations in India, its people and customs were very interesting. I saw that Siya gets much of the same "good old boys" inattention that is here in the U.S. She certainly proves the other detectives and officers that she is better than they are but does not brag about her success.
Her sister Radha, and nearly engaged boyfriend Rahul also help her using their skills. Rahul works in biology with different police stations and is an expert programmer.
May 30, 2020
A fantastic boxset that really brings the suspense and grabbed me from the first page to the last. Its a fast past read with epic scenes, the scenes are written so well that I can picture them in my minds eye. This is a real page turner with twists and turns that keeps you enthralled with this read. This definitely a home run. I definitely recommend this captivating read. Its a must read.
Shauna Joesten
Shauna Joesten
May 29, 2020
A criminal lawyer turned PI. She is also a police consultant. Books contain everything from kidnapping to serial killers. Plus you get to learn about Siya and her family. A page turner that should keep you busy for a few days. I enjoyed my ARC copy and didn't get bored reading three books in a row about same people. I hear there will be more to FOLLOW.
June 9, 2020
This is a boxset that covers the first 3 books in a series. I enjoyed how the main characters carried across all three books and there was plenty of suspense and action that kept me going straight to the next book after finishing. I can't wait to see to read the next book in the series when it comes out. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of these books thanks to author and publisher.
June 11, 2020
I read the first book by UD Yasha some time ago but re read it and still found it thrilling.The second two books did not disappoint fast moving good story lines and great characters I particularly like the way he writes and dose not try to westernise his writing will read book four.
I read this as an ARC and I am leaving this review voluntary.
I read this as an ARC and I am leaving this review voluntary.
June 18, 2020
Brisk page turner
Complex and gruesome (especially the middle book) but generally well told. Editing is very sloppy. Indian usages especially of common Western idioms are educational, if not always clear. Overall I recommend them for a few days of escape from the chaos of the pandemic and Black Lives Matter.
Complex and gruesome (especially the middle book) but generally well told. Editing is very sloppy. Indian usages especially of common Western idioms are educational, if not always clear. Overall I recommend them for a few days of escape from the chaos of the pandemic and Black Lives Matter.
July 15, 2020
Trio of Crime Novels set in India
These three books are extremely well.done and give insights into the.legal system in India.
They are.more violent than my usual.fare, but.also.quite exciting.
These three books are extremely well.done and give insights into the.legal system in India.
They are.more violent than my usual.fare, but.also.quite exciting.
June 9, 2020
I have thoroughly enjoyed every story of Siya Rajput. These are great crime stories that keep the reader glued to the pages. I voluntarily reviewed this boxset.
June 10, 2020
These are excellent books.
July 7, 2020
Siya books
Had never read this author but the box set I just finished is amazing. Suspense and possible real time situations make this book appealing
Had never read this author but the box set I just finished is amazing. Suspense and possible real time situations make this book appealing
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