A welcome alternative to the typical cops-and-robbers tale ... Plot twists are largely presented without the strain of incredulity, the suspense is always weighted with emotion, surprising revelations are carefully constructed — and the ending is unexpected, daring and truly beautiful.
Mukherjee packs in all the tricks and tropes we come to expect in a thriller but renders them tighter and sharper: The pace is more propulsive, the cliff-hangers more suspenseful and the twists more surprising ... A hugely satisfying book.
The novel begins with a bang and continues in a similar dramatic fashion ... Mukherjee approaches terrorism and terrorist actors with a view that is more nuanced than cut-and-dried.
Sweeping, emotional and driven by a powerful ensemble of characters from all walks of life ... It’s clear from the beginning that Mukherjee knows how to marshal his talents as a seasoned mystery writer and bring them to bear on a narrative of this scope. His prose is sharp, brisk and moves at an appropriately breakneck pace, delivering the goods for anyone who’s looking for something that rockets them along with tight plotting and juicy twists.
The diverse, well-drawn cast, clever investigative work, and breakneck pacing easily carry readers through the novel’s many-tentacled plot. With this pulse-pounding thriller, Mukherjee proves he’s just as good at mining the present for suspense as the past.
