fiction

Anjana Appachana: Listening Again

Nandini Nair

Her first novel in more than two decades returns to homes filled with silences and secrets, disappointments and dreams. The novelist in conversation with

Enigma of the Investigator

Shylashri Shankar

Watching a genius detective power through the mystery is similar to watching a magician create illusions

Ghost of the Past

Joseph Antony

A tale of how one horrific incident can echo through a life

Re-Dial M for Murder

Shylashri Shankar

Why thrillers continue to comfort us

Truth Serum

Madhulika Liddle

A first novel explores the lies of others

The City of Loss

Somak Ghoshal

A familiar take on the dynamics of class differences and crime in the capital

Steeped In the Fabulous

Nandini Nair

An epic time-travelling novel by Salman Rushdie and other mysteries

The Opening Punch

Kinshuk Gupta

Chaos unfurls when vendetta is ill conceived, and a bag of riches is to be found

‘Intuition is very smart, smarter than analyses or mere intellect,’ says George Saunders

Nandini Nair

George Saunders has a cult status in contemporary fiction. In his new short story collection, the American author explores power and ethics, love and morality. He speaks to Open about creating characters with tenderness