Shaunak AgarkhedkarRezensionen
Autor von Let Bhutto Eat Grass
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Let Bhutto Eat Grass is a novel that exudes high quality on all its aspects. The author has gone beyond the glittery world of James Bond-ish spy thrillers to put together a gritty, realistic tale of espionage set in the Nineteen Seventies. Based on some true events from the times of Pakistan's race against India to achieve nuclear parity, the story plays out in the Indian intelligence headquarters in Delhi and the streets of The Hague in Netherlands. Espionage has a lot more to do with painstaking, mind-numbing research and mountainous paperwork than exciting chases and gunfights. The author has built a crisp story by incorporating all these dull elements cleverly.
The lead characters are well etched, especially those of Captain Sablok and Jugs Arora; would have liked to know more about Malathi though. The only gripe I have is with the book's length; it is so short that it leaves the reader thirsty for more.
This gripping tale promises a lot more from the author and I'm eagerly waiting for the sequel, slated for release in early 2018.