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It isn't easy to write by mixing almost two genres together. It takes not only gumption but also some good writing skill. When I first started reading, 'The Reluctant Detective' I did not think much of it. I mean come to think of it, here is an almost bored housewife (well not really bored) and she has the habit of poking her nose in other people's affairs (but obviously - as the cliché would seem), till dead bodies turn up in quick succession around her and how she teams up with a detective friend to solve them.
So that is the plot in a nutshell. As I however read further (give it beyond the first three chapters), I was taken in into the book. Kay's (Her name is Kanan Mehra) exaggerations and little vanities add the much needed humour in this one. Runa is the main detective, while it is Kay who happens to stumble on most clues as they go along solving the crime/s.
What I found most fascinating in the entire book, was how Ms. Manral has managed to create a character (interesting one at that you might note) out of the ordinary, whose major problem is controlling her cellulite and being first in queue at the next sale. Kay's character is well-etched and for one most housewives would be able to relate to her, or at least some parts of who she is. The humour in the book doesn't let the mystery element get ignored and vice-versa."
Read more here.
It isn't easy to write by mixing almost two genres together. It takes not only gumption but also some good writing skill. When I first started reading, 'The Reluctant Detective' I did not think much of it. I mean come to think of it, here is an almost bored housewife (well not really bored) and she has the habit of poking her nose in other people's affairs (but obviously - as the cliché would seem), till dead bodies turn up in quick succession around her and how she teams up with a detective friend to solve them.
So that is the plot in a nutshell. As I however read further (give it beyond the first three chapters), I was taken in into the book. Kay's (Her name is Kanan Mehra) exaggerations and little vanities add the much needed humour in this one. Runa is the main detective, while it is Kay who happens to stumble on most clues as they go along solving the crime/s.
What I found most fascinating in the entire book, was how Ms. Manral has managed to create a character (interesting one at that you might note) out of the ordinary, whose major problem is controlling her cellulite and being first in queue at the next sale. Kay's character is well-etched and for one most housewives would be able to relate to her, or at least some parts of who she is. The humour in the book doesn't let the mystery element get ignored and vice-versa."
Read more here.
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