Suyash's Corner!: Happily Murdered… by Rasleen Syal

Book: Happily Murdered...
Author: Rasleen Syal.
Publication House: Srishti Publishers
Category: Fiction.
Rating: 4.25/5.

Story-in-Short:

Gulab Sarin has been murdered. The new daughter-in-law of the we

althy and influential Mehta family, she is found dead the day after her wedding. The police know for certain that it’s an insider. Anyone could be the murderer, from the adulterous husband to the plotting in-laws. Or it could be the jealous friend or the love struck ex-fiance. All of them wish to save their own skins and incriminate others, so they begin a crusade to hunt for the truth as amateur detectives. Can they bring out the truth or will Gulab’s murderer vanish, leaving the truth dead just like her?

In My View:

Agatha Christie is a known and respected crime novelist and I have personally followed her. I remember reading her books - Black Coffee, Death on the Nile, the Unexpected Guest, etc. from my school library. A brilliant novelist she is!

Murder is a crime and no one is happy to be murdered. But Rasleen’s book is titled as Happily Murdered. Well, how can one be happily murdered?

Here I am done reading this fantastic crime novel by debut authoress Rasleen Syal.

A murder is reported from the Ratnagiri Palace of Uttaranchal. A wedding takes place in the Mehta family, known to be one of the reputed and rich families. But unfortunately an incident takes place on the wedding night that shakes the family and raises some concerns. Gulab Sarin, the newly wed bride of Sid Mehta is found murdered the next morning.

Police Inspectors reach the spot and proceed with their investigations. They make a note of all the things, a case report is prepared and the police suspect an insider to be the accused in this murder. In the aftermath of the murder, suspicion raises on the family members as some of them have various reasons to murder Gulab Sarin.

One after another, things come to picture and suspicion revolves over Mehta family but finally when the truth dawns, a reader is left aghast and stunned. And once I was done reading the book, ‘Awesome’ was the word that happily spurted out of my mouth.

Over-all: The cover of the book is simple yet suitable. And the title pleads a reader’s consideration. The narration of story is absolutely enthralling and contains power to hold a reader’s attention. I would personally like to compliment Rasleen for her writing style which is again stimulating. The plot, storylines and scenes too are perfect. The story has appropriate features required to make it an appealing one.

The second chapter of the book has the case report of Gulab Sarin’s murder and has explicit information about Gulab’s relatives. I really loved this – for two reasons - one, it gives a fair idea about each and every relative of Gulab to the readers, and second, it prevents incomprehensibility in further portion of the book. Readers, basically do not find difficulty in relating the characters. Speaking about the drawbacks, I did find certain mistakes in the book which obviously could have been avoided.

But to be frank, I could feel an impression of Mrs. Christie’s style in this book. Undoubtedly, I am recommending this book to all my readers. This is surely a best crime novel I have read till date.

Congratulating Rasleen for her work, I am rating her book with 4.25/5. Hope she comes up with more such interesting novels!

NOTE: A review copy of the book was provided by the author.