At the time when the thriller genre seems a scarce commodity in literature, ‘Gone Case’ comes as a fresh whiff of air. Written by Shiv Panikker, the book presents a chain of events which indicate a big case.
The job to bring an escaped inmate back to asylum is handed over to a Mumbai-based cop with a dark past.
Along the way, he suspects that the inmate might be a serial killer and that the asylum may be haunted.
The presence of each illustration in the graphic novel gives it a candid and interesting touch adding to the mood and setting of the story. The gripping thriller has elicited good response among lovers of thrillers.