BOOKS YOU DEFINITELY SHOULDN’T MISS THIS WINTER

Compiled by: Chirdeep Malhotra

1) “The Tenth Riddle” by Sapan Saxena

(Fiction | Format: Paperback | MRP: 299 INR)

BLURB: The Princess of Goner dies in mysterious circumstances while her killer is absconding. Why was she killed the very night she became the queen? What was the secret her family was hiding? A local politician, a bestselling author and an investigating officer join hands and set on a course to solve one of the biggest historical secrets of all times as they try to unlock a daunting ancient mystery, piece by piece. A prophecy made up of ten riddles, a powerful secret and the wires of the murder tangling endlessly, with one end lost deep in the enchantments of sacred feminism of Hindu mythology. Will they be able to solve the ten riddles and unravel the ancient secrets of Adishakti?



2) “Bangalored” by Gayatri Chandrasekharan

(Fiction | Format: Paperback/Kindle | MRP: 180 INR)

BLURB: James Rutherford is expecting this Bangalore trip to be much like any other. Fly in, get the work done and rush back home, to England. What he certainly didn't expect, was to be smitten by an opinionated Indian girl. What was it about her that captured his imagination and would not let go? Had his heart been Bangalored?
The last thing Radha Iyer expects when she does a friend a good deed is to be catapulted into a world of flirtation and adventure. With a handsome man involved, she wasn’t about to complain.
But with romance comes heartbreak.



3) “Aanandi” by Jyoti Jha

(Fiction | Format: Paperback/Kindle | MRP: 149 INR)

BLURB: This is a book of Hindi fiction. Aanandi, who had the courage to fight against the frustrated mentality of the society towards girls, who from an early age had displayed her unique intelligence, power to fight the evils of the society, and the ability to be a symbol of fearlessness. The story of a woman marching towards prosperity by taking the support of education and self-reliance while battling the environment of struggle and poverty – Aanandi.



4) “Mr. In-Sane: Who Moved Things With Mind” by Manu Sharma

(Fiction | Format: Paperback/Kindle | MRP: 159 INR)

BLURB: It’s a story about a teenager named Karan Desai. For most part of his life, he was forlorn and his family also acted as mere acquaintance to him. Karan’s impassive behaviour towards society, his inability to face the world boldly led him to be tagged as a lost and mad being. He was thus nick-named by society as ‘MR. INSANE’.
Being subjected to such an inimical life, he decided one night to end his ‘lifeless’ life. Gradually, a headache developed that grew even more severe with every passing moment. While his actions of killing himself could not complete, his tiresome body ultimately led him to fall into a peaceful sleep.
He woke up the next morning which surprised him with unusual gifts. Initially, he was perplexed to notice the bizarre things happening around like a vase suspended in air for a fraction of seconds and dropped just an inch from his feet. Frequency of such magical instances increased with time until he realised that he was the cause.
Who was he? Was this supernatural? Or was that an extension of the theory of telekinesis? The same can be explored in the book that how ‘MR. INSANE’ turns to MR. “IN-SANE”.