Friendship Love And Killer Escapades

Friendship Love And Killer Escapades
Author: Pankaj Giri
Publisher: PenPoint Publications
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8192877442

Prakash Bharti: a shy, self-effacing, spiritually-inclined simpleton from Gangtok; Purvesh Shroff: a cocky, strapping young lad from Mumbai; Richa Malhotra: a sweet, vivacious girl from Bangalore; Anand Kumar Rajput: a mysterious, enigmatic personality from Jharkhand. Friendship, Love and Killer Escapades (FLAKE) is a captivating story, primarily revolving around four protagonists pursuing engineering courses in a run-of-the-mill institute in Bangalore. The story encompasses a unique, intriguing, realistic love plot between Purvesh and Richa, numerous escapades, and thrilling adventures. Throughout the four-year roller-coaster, the academic and personal fortunes of the chief personas fluctuates à la the great Indian stock market! What impact will the inscrutable character, Anand, have in the lives of Prakash and the other protagonists? Will Purvesh and Richa succeed in sustaining their relationship over time? Will Prakash be able to transcend the stage of infatuation and eventually fall in love? What predicaments will Prakash and friends encounter in the academic journey? Read more to find out. Ready, FLAKE, Go!

Second Chance

Second Chance
Author: Prateek Rawat
Publisher: PenPoint Publications
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre:
ISBN:

After twelve years of mental repression and multiple murders, Ranjan is finally taken out of prison to kill shareholders of a business group. As he thrives for a better life, the deal he made with his partner years ago, won’t let him live better. The moment he gives up all hopes, he realizes that destiny had some other plans for him.

That Sunday Morning

That Sunday Morning
Author: Debayan Roy
Publisher: PenPoint Publications
Total Pages: 176
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8192877469

You wake up one fine morning and get a call from your past with your love lying beside you. You jolt back to your schooldays, to the days you made merry, to the days that evoke a nostalgic smile, to the days that are marred by memories of separation. Your love listens to your conversation and tears trickle down the corner of her face, you have a choice to make, a choice to embark on a journey, a journey whose destination is known to none. What do you do? Aryan gets this call on a fine Sunday morning, with Kritika lying beside him. Embark with him on his journey to find reasons behind that unexplained heart-break in his life. Warning: This book might just give you the closure you're looking for.

First We Were IV

First We Were IV
Author: Alexandra Sirowy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2017-07-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1481478443

A group of friends start a secret society in this “intense page-turner” (Kirkus Reviews) from the author of The Telling and The Creeping that examines the all-consuming love of lifelong friendship—and what someone is capable of when they’re afraid of losing it. Izzie loves nothing more than her three best friends, Viv, Graham, and Harry, and the bond the four of them share. And she’s terrified of their friendship falling apart next year when they go off to college. To bind them together, she decides to create something that will belong only to them, a special thing that they’ll always share between the four of them. And so they dream up the Order of IV, a secret society devoted to mischief that rights wrongs and pays back debts. At first, it works like a charm—but when the Order of IV’s escapades get recognition beyond their wildest expectations, other people start wanting in. And soon, what started as a game of friendship is spiraling into something dangerous and beyond their control—and before it’s over, they’ll pay the ultimate sacrifice.

South of Broad

South of Broad
Author: Pat Conroy
Publisher: Dial Press
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2009-08-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385532148

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage” (The Washington Post) by the celebrated author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini Leopold Bloom King has been raised in a family shattered—and shadowed—by tragedy. Lonely and adrift, he searches for something to sustain him and finds it among a tightly knit group of outsiders. Surviving marriages happy and troubled, unrequited loves and unspoken longings, hard-won successes and devastating breakdowns, as well as Charleston, South Carolina’s dark legacy of racism and class divisions, these friends will endure until a final test forces them to face something none of them are prepared for. Spanning two turbulent decades, South of Broad is Pat Conroy at his finest: a masterpiece from a great American writer whose passion for life and language knows no bounds. Praise for South of Broad “Vintage Pat Conroy . . . a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.”—The Washington Post “Conroy remains a magician of the page.”—The New York Times Book Review “Richly imagined . . . These characters are gallant in the grand old-fashioned sense, devoted to one another and to home. That siren song of place has never sounded so sweet.”—New Orleans Times-Picayune “A lavish, no-holds-barred performance.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A lovely, often thrilling story.”—The Dallas Morning News “A pleasure to read . . . a must for Conroy’s fans.”—Associated Press

Undead Girl Gang

Undead Girl Gang
Author: Lily Anderson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0451478258

"A fun, fast read...it will resonate with readers who dabble in any sort of arts, dark or otherwise." --NPR.org "With a singular and hilariously cutting teen voice, UNDEAD GIRL GANG is sure to be one of the most talked-about YA novels of the year." --BookPage Veronica Mars meets The Craft when a teen girl investigates the suspicious deaths of three classmates and accidentally ends up bringing them back to life to form a hilariously unlikely--and unwilling--vigilante girl gang. Meet teenage Wiccan Mila Flores, who truly could not care less what you think about her Doc Martens, her attitude, or her weight because she knows that, no matter what, her BFF Riley is right by her side. So when Riley and Fairmont Academy mean girls June Phelan-Park and Dayton Nesseth die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss and an ancient grimoire, Mila does the unthinkable to uncover the truth: she brings the girls back to life. Unfortunately, Riley, June, and Dayton have no recollection of their murders. But they do have unfinished business to attend to. Now, with only seven days until the spell wears off and the girls return to their graves, Mila must wrangle the distracted group of undead teens and work fast to discover their murderer...before the killer strikes again.

In The Killer's Mind

In The Killer's Mind
Author: Vikram Sharma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 11
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A 30 min thriller short read. Must read. Enjoy and share your review.

Mystery Women, Volume Three (Revised)

Mystery Women, Volume Three (Revised)
Author: Colleen Barnett
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 1090
Release: 2010-12-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1615950109

Like other fictional characters, female sleuths may live in the past or the future. They may represent current times with some level of reality or shape their settings to suit an agenda. There are audiences for both realism and escapism in the mystery novel. It is interesting, however, to compare the fictional world of the mystery sleuth with the world in which readers live. Of course, mystery readers do not share one simplistic world. They live in urban, suburban, and rural areas, as do the female heroines in the books they read. They may choose a book because it has a familiar background or because it takes them to places they long to visit. Readers may be rich or poor; young or old; conservative or liberal. So are the heroines. What incredible choices there are today in mystery series! This three-volume encyclopedia of women characters in the mystery novel is like a gigantic menu. Like a menu, the descriptions of the items that are provided are subjective. Volume 3 of Mystery Women as currently updated adds an additional 42 sleuths to the 500 plus who were covered in the initial Volume 3. These are more recently discovered sleuths who were introduced during the period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1999. This more than doubles the number of sleuths introduced in the 1980s (298 of whom were covered in Volume 2) and easily exceeded the 347 series (and some outstanding individuals) described in Volume 1, which covered a 130-year period from 1860-1979. It also includes updates on those individuals covered in the first edition; changes in status, short reviews of books published since the first edition through December 31, 2008.

The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer

The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer
Author: Kaye Jones
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1473881404

The true story of the seemingly respectable woman convicted of a murderous spree in Victorian-era Brighton, England. In 1871, when the news broke of a series of mysterious poisonings in the popular resort town of Brighton, shock and horror gripped the public. Even more disturbing was the revelation that the culprit was not a common criminal but a local “lady of fortune,” Christiana Edmunds. Starting in March, Christiana had sent out dozens of poisoned chocolates and sweets to Brighton’s residents. Her campaign resulted in the death of four-year-old vacationer Sidney Barker, and wounded countless others. Her arrest in August provoked such an emotional response from the local public that her trial was moved from Brighton to London’s Old Bailey. The prosecution anticipated an easy victory. Christiana had not confessed, but witnesses confirmed she had purchased strychnine and their testimonies placed her at the scenes of the crimes. She had a motive too, argued the prosecution; she was a scorned woman. Despite the defense’s best efforts, the jury took only one hour to convict her of the murder of Sidney Barker and the attempted murder of three others. This book tells the engrossing story of the crime, the trial, the darker underworld of Victorian Brighton, and the ultimate fate of Christiana Edmunds.

The Killer You Know

The Killer You Know
Author: S. R. Masters
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2018-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316489441

The Killer You Know is a gripping, original story about toxic friendships and revenge -- perfect for fans of Laura Marshall, Ruth Ware and C. J. Tudor. I'll murder three strangers. And you'll know it was me . . . "A blinder of a read" -- SUN "A scary, compelling and a completely original page-turner" -- Irish Independent "An original and gripping thriller" -- Laura Marshall Summer 1997: When Will jokes about becoming a serial killer, his friends just laugh it off. But Adeline can't help but feel there's something darker lurking behind his words. Winter 2015: Years later, Adeline returns to Blythe for a reunion of the old gang -- except Will doesn't show up. Reminiscing about old times, they look up the details of his supposed murder spree. But the mood soon changes when they discover two recent deaths that match. As the group attempts to track Will down, they realize that he is playing a sinister game that harks back to one they used to play as kids. Only this time there are lives at stake . . . Readers are absolutely loving The Killer You Know: "A compelling, unpredictable thriller that conveys the changing nature of long-lasting friendships beautifully. How well do we know even our closest of friends? Highly recommended." -- Elisabeth Carpender "A twisty, clever exploration of claustrophobic childhood friendships and the darkness they can lead to." -- Dervla McTiernan "The Killer You Know is one of my favourite reads of the year. I LOVED it. Pacey, nostalgic, excellent very well-developed characters, and a clever plot" -- Niki MacKAy "A gripping, compelling read with a brilliant premise and a wonderfully twisting storyline. An incredible debut." -- TM Logan "Compelling, creepy, and brilliantly executed, The Killer You Know is an original new voice in the thriller world." -- Phoebe Morgan "Brilliantly atmospheric tale of toxic friendship, with a killer hook -- what if one of your gang turned out to be a serial killer? Loved it." -- Liz Barnsely