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Book Reviews

Past Perfect

Lov Verma

India is rich by default, not by design

Moonflower Murders /
Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz
The Dark Old World

These murder mysteries share a fascination for the past, which some authors explore by paying homage to the crème de la crème of classical mysteries and to the art of crafting them

India’s China Challenge: A Journey Through China’s Rise And What It Means for India /
India’s China Challenge: A Journey Through China’s Rise And What It Means for India
Ananth Krishnan
The Three-Body Problem

Ananth Krishnan’s compelling portrait of China is a refreshing break from the familiar media trope

Delhi: A Soliloquy /
Delhi: A Soliloquy
M Mukundan | Translated from Malayalam by Fathima EV & Nandakumar K
The Scarred Megapolis

The evolution of Delhi as a city of the unfortunates comes alive in this novel by a master storyteller

The Lost Heroine /
The Lost Heroine
Vinu Abraham | Translated from Malayalam by CS Venkiteswaran and Arathy Ashok
The First Heroine

A fictional account of Kerala’s forgotten female Dalit actor of the 1930s

Red Fear: The China Threat /
Red Fear: The China Threat
Iqbal Chand Malhotra
Mao Against Nehru

When the CIA came to India’s rescue in 1962

Each of Us Killers /
Each of Us Killers
Jenny Bhatt
The Bloodlust

Short stories on the violence of big and small kinds

Preparing for Death /
Preparing for Death
Arun Shourie
The Sense of an Ending

Preparing for death

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