Set against the backdrop of gruesome murders in the late 1970s in bleak post-industrial Yorkshire, England, a rewarding debut...
Published12 Jan, 2025 08:39am
The murders of four women and the arrest of the suspect prompts a young woman to start corresponding with the killer in jail
Published24 Nov, 2024 10:23am
Taha Kehar’s sophomore novel is a meticulously crafted story about a bizarre memorial service for a dead woman in which those...
Published20 Oct, 2024 07:37am
A debut novel from Pakistan revolving around multiple plotlines and characters caught in their own tragedies, showcases its author
Published30 Sep, 2024 04:25pm
The memoirs of late actor Mathew Perry have him talking about his troubled life that drove him to drug and alcohol addiction
Published15 Sep, 2024 09:25am
It is invariably a good sign when a writer does not allow tragedy and adversity to daunt him or her to the point where one’s...
Published18 Aug, 2024 10:39am
Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot detective series is being continued by a new author, who seems to have risen handsomely to the
Published09 Jun, 2024 09:23am
A recent collection of poetry and poetic prose presents one with a different interpretive angle and nuance of feeling on each...
Published28 Apr, 2024 10:04am
An anthology of selected submissions from the first five years of the Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize for Women indicates that
Published07 Apr, 2024 08:27am
Urdu poetess Ada Jafarey’s son posthumously translates his mother’s autobiography into English along with some of her work
Published03 Mar, 2024 08:42am
A biography structured as an expose of an American media mogul is a cautionary tale that reflects the intensely ugly ways in
Published08 Oct, 2023 07:28am
A sequel to her previous dystopian novel with a strong feminist agenda, Bina Shah’s latest underlines her command over her...
Published16 Jul, 2023 09:00am
The fast pace and suspenseful atmosphere of J.K. Rowling’s sixth pseudonymous detective novel makes it very entertaining in spite
Published22 Apr, 2023 07:14am
In a sequel to the hugely popular ‘chick-lit’ novel It Ends With Us, the author satisfies her audience’s desire for romance...
Published26 Feb, 2023 07:58am
A debut novel takes on the hapless fate of streetwalkers who are exploited by the very law enforcers who should be protecting them
Published22 Jan, 2023 08:51am
Kate Mosse avoids the trap of complacently resting on her laurels, for her latest historical novel is every bit as well-researched
Published16 Oct, 2022 08:29am
Lynette Viccaji’s tribute to her gregarious and strong-willed parent is a linguistic delight best savoured over a long weekend
Published03 Jul, 2022 12:24pm
A dream-like debut novel indicates clearly that its author has both talent and a gifted intellect, despite its deficiencies in...
Published08 May, 2022 09:24am
