×

Book Reviews

The Dark Old World

Shylashri Shankar

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

Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz
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

Magazine

Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price