Thrillers

A beautiful setting in a quite little island. An intriguing set of people – all of whom were writers. And a bookstore that is the center of all activity in this little island. I don’t think I have picked a book with a more inviting premise than this in a long time, it is extremely appealing. The whole setting and the plot had me glued to this book instantly and I was left all the more impressed with the impeccable story-telling skills of Grisham – which I have always admired. It’s a very intelligent & unique story, told such wonderfully – that makes it an effortless read. You wouldn’t realize and you would find yourself 60% into the book in no time.

Almost everything in the initial half of the book gets you excited. 11 different characters from the literary field on an island, a hurricane that destructs the place …

I have always been fascinated by airplanes from as far as I remember – probably most children are. An airplane with it’s gigantic size and roaring engines is such a beauty to watch, and as it takes off or lands – it looks so majestic! “Air Crash Investigation” on Nat Geo has been one of my favorite knowledge based shows. It just intrigues such a great deal to see what caused such a dream machine to meet a disaster, or maybe avert one. Thus, when I picked up this book, I had all these expectations of it – it would definitely be a crisis situation (maybe a technical failure, maybe a natural factor or maybe a hijack) and how the captain, crew & passengers come together to face it, and overcome it – with some heroic deeds that would stand tall – something like Titanic. I had for long been …

This is not a book! This feels more and more like a motion picture as it takes you on a chilling journey, full of excitement, suspense, fear & anticipation. Alex Michaelides has a sure shot winner with The Maidens and I would be most keen to see if it replicates the success of his debut novel ‘The Silent Patient’. I for one had not read ‘The Silent Patient’, and so I had no benchmark to judge his latest work. Nor could I (thankfully!) draw a comparison with it. For me, this was a wonderful wonderful book deserving of all accolades & applause.

From the word go, the book has you on your toes. At the start I had thought it was probably an investigation into Sebastian’s death. But as the plot unfolds, it brings in such unexpected scenarios. To start with, the character of Henry – he embarks such a …