Title : Sin Is The New Love

Author : Abir Mukherjee

Genre : Mystery thriller

Publisher : Srishti publishers

Storyline:

“Sin Is The New Love” follows the story of a young female protagonist Ahi who is the daughter of Kolkata DGP Dhritiman Chatterjee. Ahi’s dream was to make her publishing house “Ankur” popular. From her childhood, she used to read a lot of books and one of her favourite author was Devang Awasthi. The anonymous envelope with the autobiography of her favourite author Devang Awasthi was promising enough to take her publications to the next level if only she would be able to publish that manuscript. The manuscript made her move all the way from Kolkata to Noida just to uncover the secret about her own self.

How is Devang Awasthi’s autobiography connected with Ahi’s life?
Who has sent her the manuscript and what’s their purpose behind it?

Grab your copy now to dive in this gripping thriller.

My Take:

Let me start with the cover and the title first, I don’t know why a lot of people find the title irrelevant to the plot but to me, the cover is a perfect projection of the story. The author’s eloquent writing style and the brilliant narration kept the suspense element throughout the story which had never failed to grab my attention. Needless to say, the manuscript should be given all the appreciation for the success of the plot and Abir Mukherjee should take all the pride for the outcome of his hard work.

It was not only Ahi who couldn’t put down the manuscript because of her morbid curiosity but me too as the story dragged me along with its pace. Not everyone who writes has the ability to make us feel the characters alive. Indeed the author had done a great job in giving life to Devang Awasthi through his meticulous writing. It wasn’t like that I was reading a part of the book that was written by Abir, but it was like as if I am reading the manuscript written by Devang Awasthi himself, as if he was real though I am completely aware that he was just a mere fiction.

The emotions, pain, and the vulnerability depicted was so real that it made me feel sorry for Devang Awasthi whenever he was brutally published by his master. The difference shown between the manuscript narration and the current narration is simply outstanding. The Medical and Psychological terms and explanations stated in this book is a fine example of the author’s deep knowledge and his research for this work.

The unexpected plot twist at the end will leave you dumbstruck. This book has all the elements one would expect from a Crime/Mystery thriller. A nail-biting suspense thriller that will make you stay up late night to get to the bottom of the story. I can see a promising author in Abir’s writing.

My rating: 4/5