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When a fatal accident is followed by a murder

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

Maut Ki Aahat (footstep of death) is a murder mystery written in Hindi by well-known Hindi mystery writer Surendra Mohan Pathak which was first published in 1979. This novel is the 75th (diamond jubilee) venture of his press reporter hero – … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Maut Ki Aahat (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), consuming liquor to forget one’s grief is futile, fictitious metropolitan city of Rajnagar., Hindi mystery writer, idealist hero, Inspector Prabhu Dayaal, insurance fraud, Liquor consumption may make a happy person happier but it can by no means mitigate the grief of an aggrieved person, murder mystery, national daily Blast, significance of being an honest tax-payer, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Surendra Mohan Pathak, the feeling of grief intensifies in the intoxicated condition | 2 Comments

A spicy dish to satiate the reader’s appetite

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

In my review of an old Bollywood movie – Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), I had written that entertainment products whether they are movies, theatre-plays or fiction-books, have to be prepared like spicy dishes with all the spices mixed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Blast, Book Review - Jhaansa (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), corporate functioning, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankie Donato the conman, how corporate laws and rules can be used by the cunning ones to settle personal scores, if you are the needy person’s friend / well-wisher you should protect his self-respect also, Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), murder mystery, mystery, not only entertains but also underscores the virtues of life, romantic angles, simple yet spicy, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series, suspense | 2 Comments

Mysterious murder on an archaeological site

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

Mystery Queen Agatha Christie and her brain-child Hercule Poirot, the middle-aged Belgian detective are my favourites whenever I have to read a suspense story. Hercule Poirot has been the second most popular detective hero in the world of mystery based … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Agatha Christie, Book Review - Murder in Mesopotamia (by Agatha Christie), Hercule Poirot, mystery, mystery-queen, sandy region of Mesopotamia, When you are accustomed to excellence just being good never satisfies | 10 Comments

Mysterious murder in a trout-fishing region

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

Before starting my review, let me clarify that only the title of this book is in English, else it is not an English novel. It is a Hindi novel penned by the famous Hindi pulp fiction writer of mystery and … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Blast, Book Review - Prime Suspect (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), British / Americal pulp fiction, heart-warming story, Hindi fiction, investigative journalist, Jhery, mystery, Puraane Gunaah Naye Gunaahgaar, Rajnagar, S.M. Pathak, Satyamev Jayate, Sunderban, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series, trout-fishing region | 15 Comments

What’s your choice – Bullet ? Or Poison ?

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

Hindi novelist, Surendra Mohan Pathak’s serial hero – Sunil Kumar Chakravarty is in no way any less than the popular heroes / heroines of the foreign crime-detective fiction world. The way detectives like Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes, Perry … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Goli Aur Zahar (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), mystery, Neelam Jaasoos, Puraane Gunaah Naye Gunaahgaar, Rajnagar, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty | 2 Comments

Never lose hope, every labyrinth has a way out

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

In life, we come across difficult times when almost everything seems to be going against us, when we face such ticklish problems that cannot be discussed sometimes even with our closest ones, when we are concerned less about the solution … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Attack is the best defense, Bakra, Book Review - Bees Lakh Ka Bakra (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), God also helps those who are courageous, God helps only those who help themselves, Himmat-e-Marda Madad-e-Khuda, thriller | 6 Comments

Mercifully human-beings can forget and they should

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

I have a very sharp episodic memory and I often (undesirably) boast of it. However a novel of my favourite authoress – Dame Agatha Christie has given me a new perspective of thinking. This novel is Elephants Can Remember which … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Ariadne Oliver, Book Review - Elephants Can Remember (by Agatha Christie), Dame Agatha Christie, Elephants can remember but we are human-beings and mercifully human-beings can forget, Hercule Poirot, Old sins leave long shadows, psychological basis of the story examining the mental status and the thought-trains of the characters involved, Unravelling of the suspense on a layer-by-layer basis just like an onion is peeled off | 14 Comments

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Category Archives: Book Review

When a fatal accident is followed by a murder

A spicy dish to satiate the reader’s appetite

Mysterious murder on an archaeological site

Mysterious murder in a trout-fishing region

What’s your choice – Bullet ? Or Poison ?

Never lose hope, every labyrinth has a way out

Mercifully human-beings can forget and they should

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