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Saturday 25 March 2017

Strangers With Known Faces : Book Review





STRANGERS WITH KNOWN FACES by Gautam Dutta : Book Review




STRANGERS WITH KNOWN FACES is a mystery written by Gautam Dutta, which is debut book of the author. It tells a story of five friends, namely, Rajat, Meenakshi, Sadaaf, Amol, and Shanaya, who became friends with each other in a puzzle game at some event, after winning a lucky draw. 

Strangers with known faces gautam dutta book review

The story begins when one of the five, Shanaya gets murdered in her flat, and the other four are summoned by the CBI, where they meet each other after a very long time. Then the story moves back as the four reveal their past. One of the most interesting aspects of this book is that it is set the year 2031, when there are certain high-tech weapons, town is constructed with multiple levels of highways, and the neighbouring country of Pakistan has become friends with India!
The actual protagonist is Rajat who struggles in his personal life after marrying a politician, and finds himself driven back to his college love. As the story slides ahead, evidences point against Rajat, and he finds himself surrounded with difficulties in all fronts. He and Meenakshi get fired from their respective jobs, and the only option that remains with them is to find the murderer by themselves.  There are conspiracies going on against Indian democracy, which has its roots as far as Russia.
Strangers With Known Faces is based on the very concept that we meet people in life and lose contacts with them with time, which make them strangers with known faces to us. The story proves to us we cannot know any person to the fullest, never mind how close the person is to us. There is no doubt about the excellency of the plot of the novel, however the flow could have been smoother. Sentences are well structured with suitable choice of words, but a lack of proofreading is felt at places because of grammatical errors.
Overall, the book is a fine read, and is one of its type. You should grab it if you are looking for some contemporary mystery written with a novel perspective. 
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