The Execution of Sherlock Holmes
Donald Thomas
Jaico, Rs 250
Drugged, manacled, condemned to a dank cell in the depths of london’s infamous Newgate prison, the world’s greatest literary detective awaits execution by a vengeful crew of formidable enemies. Escape is impossible; death, a certainty. But not for Sherlock Holmes, who, in a stunning display of intellect and derring-do, will elude his hangman’s noose and live to fiddle, spy and ratiocinate another day. The book tells us how Holmes will continue to defy his enemies.
COMPASS BOX KIllER
Piyush Jha
Rupa, Rs 195
This book is a crime thriller, set in the by-lanes of Mumbai. One afternoon, a senior police officer is found murdered at his desk. When Inspector Virkar arrives at the scene, he finds a cryptic note that spills out of a student’s compass box. Then begins a series of killings and in each, a telltale compass box reveals more clues. As the investigation shuttles from Mumbai to Khandala to Belgaum, Virkar is taken deep into a labyrinth of backroom deals that lead to shocking revelations about the ruthless killer’s motives.
THE HOMING PIGEONS...
Sid Bahri
Srishti, Rs 150
In the 2008 recession, Aditya, a jobless, penniless man meets an attractive stranger in a bar, little does he know that his life will change forever. When Radhika, a young, rich widow, marries off her stepdaughter, little does she know that the freedom that she has yearned for is not exactly how she had envisioned it. The Homing Pigeons... is the story of love between these two unsuspecting characters as it is of lust, greed and separation.