New! A sparkling review of my thriller ‘The Madras Mangler’ by Sumeetha Manikandan, the author of ‘The Perfect Groom’. Sumeetha loves the banter, the suspense and the interesting plot and calls the book ‘a must-read’. But being a romance writer, she naturally wishes that the ‘Mangler’ had more of something: Romance. Of course, Sumeetha. Lots of romance in the next one! The Madras Mangler... Read more
This is a gripping story with more twists and turns than my suspense thriller! An avid reader and friend of mine bought a copy of ‘The Madras Mangler’, got me to sign it and took it home. That’s when unexpected things began to happen.
The key character in the story, her husband, Thirugnanasambandam Vai... Read more
“My thriller is getting published!” I exclaimed to a good friend a few months back. “Great! Hope you killed off some of the nasty people in our lives,” she shot back. Hmm…. Interesting thought. Well, we all have several `Yikes!’ characters in our lives. The nosy parker across the road who is watching to see where you go and when; the aged relative who is ready to cut you to bits with her barbs; the neighbour who wakes you up early every morning with her screechy singing…. But I’ve not written about them in my novel, nor... Read more
Did you think that people are most interested in reading ‘How to lose 10 kg in one month?' or, ‘How to prevent global warming and save the earth?’ Well, I’m sorry to disillusion you if that’s what you thought. Fact is, we only check out stuff about weight loss when the long-postponed visit to the doctor is looming over the horizon. As for saving the earth, it is often relegated to the bottom of our list of things to do, as we have more important stuff to worry about: 1. My tooth hurts like hell. I’ve got to ... Read more
