Murder mysteries and detective fiction are some of our favorite genres when it comes to fiction and so books falling into this class are always on our reading list. One of the contemporary writers we like is Abir Mukherjee and we have reviewed his Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Banerjee series here: A Rising Man A Necessary Evil Smoke and Ashes ... Read More »
Tag Archives: thrillers
The Night of Wenceslas by Lionel Davidson | Book Review
The world of international spy thrillers remains one of the most widely loved area of literature around the world and spanning generations. Here at ThinkerviewsThinkerViews we tend to read and feature works from this genre on regular basis. One of the widely acclaimed and not-so-prolific writer in this genre was Lionel Davidson. His personal journey is worth an impressive story ... Read More »
The Genius of Indraprastha (Gondwana Chronicles Book 1) by Harshwardhan | Book Review
Humans have in-built love for stories – whether these are fictional or historical. The difference, however, is that a historical story doesn’t always end with a nicely tied end where no questions are left unanswered. More often than not, the historical stories are compiled from many narratives and tales pieced together to make a complete picture. It is therefore understandable ... Read More »
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel | Book Review
Being a working adult is hard work. You are forever trying to stay in step with the financial world – buy a house, invest in stocks and mutual funds, plan for children’s education, plan for retirement..The list goes on. All of this requires a certain level of trust in the economical structure of our society. That the investments will produce ... Read More »
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman | Book Review
2020 was a year of lots of shocks as the pandemic changed the way we live and interact with the world. A lot of highly anticipated and eagerly waited books did not make it to readers in the hard copy formats and readers turned to other platforms and discovered some new authors they liked. But by Christmas 2020, new books ... Read More »
Wild Swans – Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang | Book Review
The great advantage of living in today’s world is being able to tell your story to the world and in the same way, being able to read the stories from around the world and find that there is something about humans that seems to be a common thread in all cultures and all civilizations – a spirit to survive. Our ... Read More »