UNTIL I FIND YOU BY KANCHANA BANERJEE

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BOOK NAME: UNTIL I FIND YOU

AUTHOR NAME: KANCHANA BANERJEE

GENRE: MYSTERY THRILLER

PUBLISHER: OM BOOKS INTERNATIONAL 

BOOK BUY LINK : https://www.amazon.in/Until-Find-You-engrossing-thriller/dp/9353768004




A good mystery thriller should make your guts twist and squeeze your brains, leaving your mouth agape at the last page with bone-chilling details. If you are reading a good thriller, then it should give you palpitations and leave you pondering over it for days. I experienced all of these while reading this book, which is why it is one of the best mystery thrillers out there.


Jenny, the only survivor of the mass massacre of the cult that happened years ago, comes to a small village in Rajasthan named Bannod in search of a boy named Subah. Subah is connected to her life in more than one way, and she needs to meet Subah to relieve the guilt of not being able to help his mother, her best friend, during the massacre. He lives with his so-called father, who is also a powerful and respectable man in the village. Jenny knows that the two are unrelated, and she knows why the man calls himself the father of the child she is searching for. 


Meanwhile, an amputated leg is found buried under the construction site by the local police, Virat in Banod, who suspects it belongs to someone he longed for. He goes out of his way and against his superiors to uncover the identity of the amputated limb. He and Jenny meet on common grounds and decide to sort out the mystery together for their individual reasons. Are the two incidents connected? Will they be able to uncover the hidden motives and secrets? Will they be able to attain their targets?


This book is based on the real incident of The Jonestown Massacre of the Peoples Temple cult by Jim Jones. The author has taken her literary freedom and made changes to the narrative, and the outcome is definitely impressive and worth reading. The writing is crisp and vivid, and the twists are unpredictable. The story kept growing on me, and when I thought I got to it somehow, I was shocked by the disclosure at the end. This book is impactful and is a must-read page-turner.


MY REVIEW: 5/5

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