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Are doors to the past ever really shut? Are some crimes more understandable than others?
Disgraced after failing the seminary exams, Thankachan has returned to his old life. On Fathima Island in the Ashtamudi archipelago, his days are clouded over by the fear of never making anything of himself, but soon, strange events begin to happen on the island. A dead body surfaces one day, then another. Soon, a murder case considered solved years ago is suddenly once again wide open. Is his evasive brother involved in something sinister? Is the fate of a fisherman’s son really sealed at birth?
Packed with intrigue, compelling characters draw the reader into their lives and the heart of the dark secrets that have long lay dormant. Once revealed, they threaten to shake the foundations of community life and wreck Thankachan’s hopes for the future.
A small island community, a murder mystery and whispers of a new romance—The Dead Know Nothing is ripe with the energy of everyday life and deeply perceptive of its social tensions. A riveting story of deceit, perseverance and the wild realms of possibility, it will engross readers with its simple charm and beguiling turns.
ISBN: 9780143470632
Pages: 256
Avg Reading Time: 9 hrs
Age: 18+
Country of Origin: India
Secrets
- Author Name:
Sanjana Anand
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- Description: इंतकाम का फ़साना बयान करने, मौत के उस पार से वो लौट आया... आर्किड विला की लेखिका संजना आनंद की कलम से पैरानॉर्मल मर्डर मिस्ट्री पर आधारित रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाला उपन्यास "सिक्रेट्स : पैरानॉर्मल मर्डर मिस्ट्री"
Underworld Ke 4 Ikke
- Author Name:
Baljit Parmar +1
- Book Type:
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Description:
सत्तर से नब्बे के दशकों में गिरोह सरगना बहुतेरे हुए लेकिन उनमें असली खिलाड़ी चार थे जिन्हें तत्कालीन अंडरवर्ल्ड का उस्ताद कहा जा सकता है। इनके बारे में लोगों को बहुत कम जानकारी है। ज़्यादातर तो उनके क़िस्से ही चलते हैं जिनमें काफ़ी झूठ शामिल होता है। मुम्बई अंडरवर्ल्ड के ये चार बादशाह थे—करीम लाला...वरदराजन मुदलियार...हाजी मिर्ज़ा मस्तान...लल्लू जोगी...।
इन सबके अपने-अपने गिरोह थे, काम करने का अपना-अपना तरीक़ा था, लेकिन ये आपस में कभी नहीं लड़ते थे। उनके बीच एक अपने ही ढंग का भाईचारा था। हाजी मस्तान के बाक़ी तीनों से मधुर सम्बन्ध थे। यह जानकर आपको आश्चर्य होगा कि इन चारों ने शायद ही कभी अपने हाथ से किसी को गोली या चाकू मारा हो।
वे सब एक युग के हैं। सभी उसूलों वाले थे। ख़ूनख़राबा कोई नहीं करता था और तस्करी को वे ग़लत नहीं मानते थे। ऐसी बहुत सारी बातें हैं उनकी जो एक जैसी थीं लेकिन सबका अपना एक अलग व्यक्तित्व भी था। इसी कारण सबके साथ क़िस्म-क़िस्म की किंवदन्तियाँ भी जुड़ी हैं।
गिरोह सरगना एक अपने-आप में अनूठा और अलबेला व्यक्तित्व था।
‘अंडरवर्ल्ड के चार इक्के’ में इन चारों सरगनाओं की ज़िन्दगी के हर रंग को खोलने की कोशिश की गई है। इनके व्यक्तित्व से लेकर एक-दूसरे के साथ इनके रिश्तों और इनके धन्धों की प्रामाणिक जानकारी दी गई है।
यह एक ऐसा दस्तावेज़ है, जिसमें पहली बार इन सरगनाओं के बारे में सत्य का उद्घाटन गहरे शोध के आधार पर किया गया है।
The Mystery Of Questions
- Author Name:
Pratyush Dubey
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- Description: Peter, just like any other kid of that age, starts dreaming about how entertaining and blissful his college life will be. The freedom from the regulated life by his parents is what attracts him the most to that life. Until one night, when he stays back at the college library for long. Unaware of the reasons behind the unusual events, he starts finding solutions of his own. Caroline, his only friend, becomes an integral part of all the eccentric episodes. A test of friendship, affection, and ambition is what the future brings for him. Every second of his life unfolds a new dramatic battle between deception and reality. To trust his mind or not- that emerges as the ultimate question for Peter. Stimulating, incisive and riveting, the mystery of questions is pratyush dubey’s first mystery-thriller novel.
Live With Me Die With Me
- Author Name:
Chirasree Bose
- Rating:
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- Description: Four murders. A strange couple. Flabbergasting twists. Meera is killed at a deserted metro construction site in Pune. Dwiti, a blind woman, wakes up far off in a hospital, tense and scared and claiming that she can see her. While everybody including her husband disregards it, she is certain that the dead woman is trying to communicate with her. But why - rather what? Sarthik, the husband, remains mum about his past with Meera - a dark chapter of his life that he’d rather keep buried forever. Meanwhile, the investigating officer, Jugal Apte, realizes that something is off about Dwiti and Sarthik’s marriage. Both the husband and wife have skeletons safely shut away inside their apparently perfect life. More murders follow; three more women die one after another; and all hell breaks loose, eventually leading the tale to a disconcerting climax that will leave you gasping for breath. Expect the unexpected in this one-of-a-kind thriller!
Khaali Makan
- Author Name:
Surendra Mohan Pathak
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- Description: By giving the title of Glamor Boy to Sunil, citing bias in his unlikely success, Inspector Prabhudayal demanded an independent investigation of the case. As a result, he had an intriguing, spider-webs-like complex story of double-murder which was the challenge of his creator for him.
There's Blood On Your Heart
- Author Name:
Chirasree Bose
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- Description: The emotional yet spine-chilling tale of an abandoned daughter and her quest for truth. “I want to have nothing to do with my mother. Memories of her are so very obscure that I cannot even tell if she existed after all.but then.20 years have passed and she still comes to me every night in my nightmare as though only to tell me there’s blood on my heart.” 8-year-old Nihar lost both her parents to a crime that after all these years remains elusive to her still. She remembers nothing about her dead mother and sentenced father. Upon receiving an email that leaves her gasping with disbelief at a strange revelation about the crime, Nihar comes back to India. To unravel the past that threatens the very foundation of her existence. With series of deaths taking place around her, one after another, and a hundred different versions of the crime floating about in every nook and cranny of her past, would Nihar finally get to the truth? Would she know why her mother had to die, who killed her, and why all these years, like a red phantomic silhouette, she kept following her everywhere? Why - what was it that she wished her only daughter to know?
Byomkesh Bakshi ki Jasoosi Kahaniyan
- Author Name:
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay
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- Description: सारदेंदु बंद्योपाध्याय के कालजयी डिटेक्टिव ब्योमकेश बख्शी की लोकप्रियता कई दशकों से बरकरार है। 1930 के दशक में ‘किरदार’ की रचना के साथ वह कलकत्ता के घर-घर में लोकप्रिय हुए और फिर 1990 के दशक में टी.वी. पर जाना-माना चेहरा बने। अपने दोस्त और हमजोली अजीत के साथ ब्योमकेश शायद भारत के सबसे चहेते साहित्यिक डिटेक्टिव में से एक हैं। इस संग्रह में तीन ऐसी पहेलियाँ हैं, जिन्हें उन्होंने सुलझाया। अनेक संदिग्धों वाले बोर्डिंग हाउस में हुए एक मर्डर से लेकर उस पहेली तक, जिसमें एक अलौकिक मोड़ भी है, और फिर ग्रामीण बंगाल में कालाबाजारी के गिरोह का भंडाफोड़ करने तक, इन कहानियों के जरिए सच की तलाश में यह लोकप्रिय डिटेक्टिव तमाम इलाकों में जाता है। इस दौरान उसकी प्रतिभा व चतुराई देखने को मिलती है। ‘क्विल्स ऑफ द पॉरक्यूपाइन’ में चतुर डिटेक्टिव कमाल के फॉर्म में है, जब वह बड़ी दक्षता से एक क्रूर अवसरवादी की साजिश का भंडाफोड़ करता है।
Bad Liars
- Author Name:
Vikrant Khanna
- Rating:
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- Description: When the dead body of a famous fund manager, Anant Kapoor, is found in his house, it isn’t hard for the police to pin the murder on his wife. She has no alibi, and she is the direct beneficiary of his death. But when the police look deeper, they discover two more suspects just as likely to commit the crime. With no sound motive and contradictory statements from the three suspects, the police must dig deeper into their history, and what they find is rather chilling and perplexing at the same time. Who killed Anant, and more importantly, why?
Marry Me, Stranger
- Author Name:
Novoneel Chakraborty
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- Description: ’Marry Me, Stranger ’ is a work of fiction which presents an engaging combination of suspense, tragedy and flawless narration. Authored by Novoneel Chakraborty, the bestselling author of EX, how about a sin tonight?, this book tells a gripping story of an independent girl and her problems. The fast paced description along with strong characters makes this book a riveting read while its engrossing climax is memorable. This book is a the first part of the 'Stranger’ trilogy which includes other titles- All Yours, Stranger and Forget Me Not, Stranger . On a wider perspective, this novel is a take on young India’s independent women and their struggles to ensure safety and trouble free life. Rivanah Bannerjee is just another independent young woman who like other career centric women has a happening life. Her parents love her a lot and are open and liberal. Her boyfriend is full of love and admires her beauty. Plus, she is intelligent and has a promising career. Everything looks set for a 'happy life’ until the entry of a 'stranger’ in her life. This stranger is following her quietly and knows a lot of about her. He does not have a face or a voice but has an invitation which could destroy Rivanah’s happy life. Rivanah initially thought that the stranger might be secret admirer or an obsessed lover but very soon she realizes that this stranger is more than that. Can Rivanah curtail the advances of this stranger? Can police catch this intruder? Or is the stranger a result of her unforgettable past life? Set in the tinsel town of Mumbai, the novel is a gripping tale of revelations, dark past deeds and the undying attitude of not letting go.
Ekatma Bharat Ka Sankalp
- Author Name:
Devesh Khandelwal
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- Description: स्वतंत्रता के पश्चात् भारत के इतिहास में अनेक महान् विभूतियों को मात्र इस कारण भुला दिया गया, क्योंकि वे नेहरूवादी राजनीति का हिस्सा नहीं थीं अथवा उन्होंने साम्यवाद और समाजवाद के मॉडल को भारतीयता के अनुकूल नहीं पाया था। इन महापुरुषों को भारत के समृद्ध इतिहास पर गर्व था। वे जीवनपर्यंत उसकी गौरवशाली प्रतिष्ठा को पुनर्स्थापित करने के प्रयत्न करते रहे। भारत की अंता उनके लिए सर्वोपरि थी और इसे स्थायी रखने के लिए उन्होंने अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया। इन्हीं में से डॉ. श्यामाप्रसाद मुखर्जी बीसवीं शताब्दी के अभूतपूर्व राजनीतिज्ञ थे। ‘एकीकृत भारत का संकल्प’ 1946-1953 तक जम्मू-कश्मीर के संदर्भ में उठे प्रश्नों का संपूर्ण समाधान है। इसके प्रत्युत्तर में तत्कालीन सरकार ने डॉ. मुखर्जी को सांप्रदायिक और फासीवाद घोषित कर दिया, क्योंकि इस राज्य के लिए अपनाई गई नीतियों के वे समर्थक नहीं थे। ये नीतियाँ वास्तव में कभी भारत के हित में नहीं थीं। हालाँकि, डॉ. मुखर्जी का कहना था कि संपूर्ण भारत में समान संविधान, एक ध्वज, एक प्रधानमंत्री और एक राष्ट्रपति होना चाहिए। यह पुस्तक केंद्र की नेहरू सरकार और राज्य की अब्दुल्ला सरकार की विफलताओं को सामने लाती है, जिन्होंने राज्य में गतिरोध पैदा किया। साथ ही यह डॉ. मुखर्जी के तर्कों पर गहन और निष्पक्ष अध्ययन प्रस्तुत करती है। भारत माँ के अमर सपूत डॉ. श्यामाप्रसाद मुखर्जी के संघर्ष, शौर्य और ‘एकात्म भारत’ के उनके संकल्प को रेखांकित करती पठनीय पुस्तक।.
Detective Pranav
- Author Name:
Anupama K Benachinamardi
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- Description: Detective Pranav is a story about a young boy filled with imagination who often finds himself in trouble. Join him as he navigates through his investigation to prove his innocence and get to the bottom of mischief he is not guilty of!
Bombay Bar
- Author Name:
Vivek Agrawal
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- Description: सुपरिचित पत्रकार विवेक अग्रवाल की यह किताब मुम्बई की बारबालाओं की ज़िन्दगी की अब तक अनकही दास्तान को तफ़सील से बयान करती है। यह किताब बारबालाओं की ज़िन्दगी की उन सच्चाइयों से परिचित कराती है जो निहायत तकलीफ़देह हैं। बारबालाएँ अपने हुस्न और हुनर से दूसरों का मनोरंजन करती हैं। यह उनकी ज़ाहिर दुनिया है। लेकिन शायद ही कोई जानता होगा कि दूर किसी शहर में मौजूद अपने परिवार से अपनी सच्चाई को लगातर छुपाती हुई वे उसकी हर ज़िम्मेदारी उठाती हैं। वे अपने परिचितों की मददगार बनती हैं। लेकिन अपनी हसरतों को वे अक्सर मरता हुआ देखने को विवश होती हैं। कुछ बारबालाएँ अकूत दौलत और शोहरत हासिल करने में कामयाब हो जाती हैं, पर इसके बावजूद जो उन्हें हासिल नहीं हो पाता, वह है सामाजिक प्रतिष्ठा और सुकून-भरी सामान्य पारिवारिक ज़िन्दगी। विवेक बतलाते हैं कि बारबालाओं की ज़िन्दगी के तमाम कोने अँधियारों से इस क़दर भरे हैं कि उनमें रोशनी की एक अदद लकीर की गुंजाइश भी नज़र नहीं आती। इससे निकलने की जद्दोजहद बारबालाओं को कई बार अपराध और थाना-पुलिस के ऐसे चक्कर में डाल देती है, जो एक और दोज़ख़ है। लेकिन नाउम्मीदी-भरी इस दुनिया में विवेक हमें शर्वरी सोनावणे जैसी लड़की से भी मिलवाते हैं जो बारबालाओं को जिस्मफ़रोशी के धन्धे में धकेलनेवालों के ख़िलाफ़ क़ानूनी जंग छेड़े हुए है। किन्नर भी इस दास्तान के एक अहम किरदार हैं, जो डांसबारों में नाचते हैं। अपनी ख़ूबसूरती की बदौलत इस पेशे में जगह मिलने से वे सम्मानित महसूस करते हैं। हालाँकि उनकी ज़िन्दगी भी किसी अन्य बारबाला की तरह तमाम झमेलों में उलझी हुई है। एक नई बहस प्रस्तावित करती किताब।
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- Author Name:
O. P. Singh
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- Description: This book is a collection of personal anecdotes that offer a deeper look into the life and experiences of the author. Following the success of his memoir, Crime, Grime and Gumption (2024), many readers encouraged him to share more-the candid, insightful and sometimes unexpected moments that shaped his journey. This book is a response to that encouragement. Spanning from childhood to his years in the police service, these stories bring to life encounters with political figures, memorable incidents from his career and reflections on human nature. The narratives are not just about events but about the emotions, lessons and perspectives gained along the way. Told with honesty and simplicity, this book captures the essence of a life filled with purpose, resilience and learning. Whether lighthearted or profound, each story offers a glimpse into the past while inviting readers to find connections to their own experiences. This book is a tribute to the power of moments and the richness they bring to our lives
Orchid Villa
- Author Name:
Sanjana Anand
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- Description: कहते हैं पुरानी, वीरान इमारतों में, कईं ऐसे राज़ दफन होते हैं, जो अतीत की कब्र से बाहर आने के लिए बेचैन रहते हैं। शायद ऑर्किड विला भी अपने अंदर ऐसे कुछ रहस्यों को समेटे हुए था। अगर ऐसा न होता, तो फिर क्यों अनिकेत को हर रात, ऑर्किड विला के बगीचे में एक खूबसूरत लड़की का साया-सा नज़र आता? मगर इससे पहले की अनिकेत उसके करीब पहुँच पाता, क्यों वह धुन्ध की चादर में कहीं खो जाती थी? आखिर क्या है ऑर्किड विला का सच?
Article 15 : Ab Fark Layenge!
- Author Name:
Gaurav Solanki +1
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- Description: ‘आर्टिकल 15’ एक अलग तरह की अपराध कथा है। उन अपराधों की कहानी, जिनका हिस्सा जाने-अनजाने हम सब हैं। यह फ़िल्म पिछले कुछ सालों में हमारे आसपास घटी कई घटनाओं से प्रभावित है। एक दिलचस्प थ्रिलर के रास्ते यह भारत के वर्तमान सामाजिक राजनैतिक हालात की परतें उधेड़ती है, सवाल करती है, रास्ते सुझाती है। भारतीय समाज में फ़र्क़ पैदा करनेवाला सबसे बड़ा कारण 'जाति' आज भी करोड़ों लोगों को अमानवीय ज़िन्दगी जीने पर मजबूर करता है, उन्हें कमतर इंसान मानता है। 'सामाजिक व्यवस्था' के नाम पर सदियों से चल रही इस नाइंसाफ़ी के सामने यह फ़िल्म भारत के संविधान को रख देती है और आँखों में आँखें डालकर हम सबसे पूछती है कि और कितने ज़ुल्म करने हैं तुम्हें?
Diary of A Prostitute
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Mahendra Jakhar
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- Description: I AM A PROFESSIONAL. Expert. Lover. Daughter. Friend. Listener. Worker. Pleasure is my business. This diary is my truth. It's soaked in my blood and sweat. Nina, based in Goa, values her freedom and her loved ones more than anything else. Most men love to talk to her about their fears, passions, dark secrets, pain, grief and suffering. Like a seasoned therapist she holds on to their dark secrets while counselling them and mothering them. A young IPS Officer, the daring encounter specialist, haunted by her mother’s gruesome murder and the obsession to solve it finds solace in Nina. A most wanted killer for hire, secretly in love with a girl, seeks Nina's help and advice for his love life and romance. A mentally challenge boy discovering his sexuality finds guidance and a friend for life in Nina. Three young fanatic students blinded by fundamentalism, and dogma, find their life upside down as Nina opens their eyes to the many possibilities of life. A serial killer targets young girls in Goa. The police are under immense pressure to solve the case and they turn the mentally challenged boy into a scapegoat, the serial killer. Nina takes it upon herself to prove that the boy is innocent. To prove his innocence she will have to catch the serial killer. She teams up with her group of friends and goes on the wildest and the most dangerous chase of her life. She will have to make her way through Russian mafia, drug traffickers and arms dealers to solve the riddle and nab the psychopath. WARNING: This diary will capture your heart and blow your mind. Twisty. Sublime. Original. Hypnotic. Un-settling. Prepare to be obsessed.
On Ills and Crime
- Author Name:
Shridhar Naik
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- Description: Minor boys sexually exploited. Youth fired by unrealistic idealism. Misguided youth ending up as terrorists. The elderly abandoned by their children. Politicians exploiting tragedies for their own selfish ends. Children failing parental ambitions. Self-destruction; a brilliant editor dies in oblivion. Each of these common issues and many more find expression in this collection of absorbing stories which speak of the ills that plague the society�the ugly truth of the everyday citizen; the elephant in the room.
Hyderabad Crime Files | Crime Stories From The City of Pearls
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Abhishek Kumar
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- Description: In the heart of Hyderabad, where tradition and technology collide, Inspector Sarita Reddy hunts criminals lurking in the city's shadows. From high-profile murders to cyber warfare, each case she solves brings her closer to a chilling truth-some crimes aren't just about money or power, but about control. A missing heiress. A gruesome murder that shakes the elite. A faceless bomber terrorizing the city. And a digital spectre haunting the minds of Al researchers. As Sarita unravels each mystery, she finds herself drawn into a web of deception, betrayal, and secrets buried beneath the city's glittering skyline. When the hunter becomes the hunted, Sarita must confront not just criminals, but forces far beyond her control. Can she expose the truth before she too becomes another unsolved case? A gripping mix of police procedural, cybercrime thriller, and psychological suspense, this book is an electrifying journey into the city's darkest corners-where danger is always a step ahead.
Papa 2
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Jiganshu Sharma
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- Description: Once again, the demonic murder mystery is back in the lives of the Mehra family and police investigator Rajveer Singhmar. The tangled chords of Ishita Mehra's murder baffled and left everyone in shock. Investigating officer Rajeev Singhmar is determined to uncover the mystery, compelling everyone to bite their nails. But this time, it seems unsolvable. Who was murdered? Who else will die? Who else will be saved? Who else will be betrayed? But the most critical question is who will help Rajveer Singhmar? Did the occult scientists and Pawan Mehra enough, or somebody else have to jump from past to save the lives of innocent people? The finale of every chapter unveils the mystery. And the climax is.....
The Babel Murders
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Abhishek Roy
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- Description: In a near-future world torn apart by frequent school shootings, society is divided between the Globalists, who want unity, global uniformity and peace, and the Segmentists, who fight for individual freedom and expression. Amidst this chaos, a group of academics studying an ancient Amazonian tribe is mysteriously killed, sparking a series of deaths among top linguists and scientists. Professor Neel Dutta is plunged into investigating these murders linked to Neo-Esperanto, a primordial perceptive language that could enhance human communication. With his ex-girlfriend and fellow academic, Devin Jones, they must outsmart deadly assassins, unravel the Mertongue Project’s secrets and confront the enigmatic Thanatos across continents to prevent a global catastrophe while confronting their own pasts and the dark secrets of those they once trusted.
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