** A CLOSETFUL OF SKELETONS **
GOODREADS BLURB :
Five men are on their way to a hill station, where Ramola, a fading movie star, waits for them to make an announcement that will change their lives forever. Ramola withdrew from the public eye at the peak of her stardom. Now, surrounded by retired couples spending their twilight years gardening and gossiping, her life is idyllic. Or at least it was, till the night of her birthday party, when she announces that her tell-all memoir will soon be published. The book, documenting her rise to fame, puts each of her ex-lovers’ careers in jeopardy. As each desperate man tries to save himself, Ramola is drawn back into the very web of lies and deception she’d left behind. By the time the party is over, Ramola’s neighbour, retired army officer and amateur sleuth, Colonel Arjun H. Acharya, has found his first murder to solve. A Closetful of Skeletons reels you into a cosy world of fresh mountain air, long-drawn bridge games and bloody murder.
MY THOUGHTS :
Tanushree Poddar has written an intriguing crime thriller about the yesteryear actress Ramola who has left the glamour world behind for a quiet life in the hills of a town called Ramsar.
On her 40th birthday she invites her ex-lovers to the party with the excuse of an announcement to publish her autobiography. And the story gets interesting and intriguing with the discovery of her dead body.
What I liked :
The characters were pretty well developed and had depth to them.
The story begins off with a pace and the writing style was easy and quick paced.
The amazing cover.. Makes u want to pick up as soon as ur eyes fall on it.
What I didn’t Like :
For a crime thriller, the book was pretty predictable.
The climax was dull and could have been better.
Conclusion :
A pretty well read and definitely enjoyable. The story and the writing makes u want to pick up the book and read through it. The suspense built up is gradual and makes the book interesting.
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