I was recently browsing through my Kindle for a quick read when I noticed a book that had been there in my device for nearly two years. Seeing that this book is short, I decided to go with the read irrespective of what the genre may be.
Adithya Gokhale is a teenager suffering from clinical depression who starts working for Radha Bose, a private investigator, on advice from his psychologist. Radha Bose is an ex-soldier who suffers from PTSD. They get a case to investigate the death of the son of a famous actor, whether it is a murder or a suicide. Does this unlikely pair solve the mystery? Will two broken people be able to work together as a team and help each other? forms the remaining plot.
First things first. This was an extremely fast read. At around 90 pages, this was more like a novella. It can start off at a moderate pace, picking up speed as you progress. The novel turns out to be more of a self-help book sprinkled with mystery thriller. Having suffered from depression myself, I could connect well with the character of Aditya. The conversations did make an impact on me. The mystery element may not be as thrilling as you might expect in a usual thriller book. Various topics like feminism, sexual orientation, depression, self-harm, domestic violence, and PTSD are discussed. But none seem to be overwhelming. The conversations kept the story pretty engaged. Most of the space in the story revolves around these conversations. The other characters come like guest appearances. The story could have been a tad longer. It would have been better if there had been as much focus on the mystery element as well.
In short, a story that could be classified as a self-help conversational book instead of a mystery thriller. As a thriller fan, this was a damper for me. Nevertheless, an interesting and fast read. There are other parts to this book, and it would be interesting to see how things progress in them. Hoping it does not get preachy.
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