Stories in the Bath – Reading out Mystery Thrillers
He would wait till she had settle herself in the bathtub. And as a well-mannered man he would enter only with her permission. The bath was seasoned with the fragrance of Jasmine, the flower’s petals floating on the water. On their way back from their walk in the hills every Sunday morning, he would collect […]
The Throne Room Thriller – The Mystery of Bathroom Reading Revealed
There was a time, the glorious, rebellious time of my teenage years, when the bathroom wasn’t just a functional space. It was my reading sanctuary. A place where literature flowed more freely than water. Not to miss the other flowy things which-should-not-be-named. Armed with a mystery novel and a towel (only for optics), I’d lock […]
Under the Champak Tree – Discussions on Indian Suspense Thriller Novels
Every afternoon, like clockwork, they show up. A little early, never in a rush. He carries the flask. She brings the biscuits. Both carry books. They walk up the gentle slope behind their cottage in the hills, to the quietest corner of the community park, where a lone champak tree leans just so, like it’s […]
I Love my Popcorn – But what about Indian Thriller Novels?
What is so good about the humble popcorn? There’s something about popcorn that makes everything better. A dull day lights up. A boring conversation suddenly becomes sparkling. Even silence becomes… comforting. Popcorn doesn’t have to try too hard. No sir… absolutely not. All that popcorn has to do, is pop into the moment and things […]
Happy Birthday, Smoke Your Worries Away
So why isn’t there a sad sunglass emoji? To show that I am unhappy and yet I am cool! Imagine being at a place where you feel at equal peace between happiness and sadness. Where is that place? is such a place eve possible? And would you want to be there? Is that even the […]