The Tattoo Trail by Gurucharan Singh Gandhi is an engrossing crime thriller. Vishnukant Ahlawat, a top defense lawyer working on India’s response to the Chinese Dokalam intransigence, is killed in his hospital room. The soft-spoken and sophisticated Kali Nath Singh is the suspect caught on CCTV camera for this murder. Is it a coincidence that the international summit, where peace is supposedly being brokered between India and China, is just a week away?
Keshav Kumar, an uncouth yet astute investigator from Bihar, and his unlikely deputy, the shrewd Sumitra Devi, an ex-wrestler from Haryana, are tasked to solve the murder. The riveting narrative and engrossing plots will keep its readers on edge. What started as a straightforward murder case seemed hopelessly tangled with oddly different things – false identity, the Goa mining scam, and even a love story! Will Keshav and Sumitra succeed in cracking this case? An unusual whodunnit that has stories within stories, this book will keep you riveted to the very end!
The language is lucidly studded with catchy lines to capture the reader’s attention. The author has thoroughly researched the actual process of solving crime. The flow of the narrative is seamless, creating a writing style that looks effortless and delectable. Even though the book seems to be at an incessant pace being a thriller, it still manages the stillness of a flowing river, making it stand apart from regular thrillers. The unique style of Mr. Gandhi depicts such an engrossing thriller in a picturesque manner which makes every event revolving around the eyes of the reader just makes it an irresistible read!
Gurucharan Singh Gandhi, in his own words, is a ‘full-time corporate wallah’ and a part-time writer. He was born and raised in Jhinkpani, a dusty hamlet in Jharkhand; his writings have the sensibilities of small-town India coupled with its inescapable complexes. His debut book, ‘Kabeer in Korporates’ (2016), published in English and after that translated to Hindi and Marathi, was a national bestseller and won the ‘Best Debut Manuscript in Non-Fiction’ at ‘Lit-O-Fest’. His second book, ‘ Echoes of Gasping Souls published in 2021 was well received by the readers.
