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Zac O’ Yeah, creator of ‘Hari Majestic’, funnily stated once" thriller is scintillating". Over the years Indian cupboards been brimming up with mythological and romance spree. Speaking about romantic tales, the genre received the deserved space. But things are changing for the better. Writers like Ravinder Singh, Sudip Nagarkar, Anuj Tiwari and ‘Sidney Sheldon Of India’ Novoneel Chakraborty have been more naughty than nice since previous year follow-ups. But truly what changed? Well, the answer shredded right below.
"Nobody wants to read about a good boy and girl. Somewhere deep inside all of us is a survival instinct that comes to fore when reading crime thrillers and romantic thrillers", stated Subramanian in his book "In the name of God". All these above-mentioned mystery makers are the symbol of the coming-of-age of Indian crime fiction in English which is finally beginning to break free of colonial trappings and finding inspiration in desi elements.
However, Novoneel Chakraborty author of “Forever is true" and his recent book “Half Torn Heart” will bring out the devil that we all possess but are scared of encountering and which eventually becomes the cause of our ruins. He has turned his genre into a psychosexual genre which has made the readers incline to his work. "My books are not limited to crime alone, what excites me and my readers are how a character adopts in a situation, which is dark and sensual at times”, stated the "Stranger Trilogy" author once. Speaking about his new book which was launched at Mani Square on 16th February.
When asked from our side: Are your bold female characters spun with an aim in mind or are they mere reflection of reality? His answer was ‘My every girl is very real’. Speaking about the change in the great Indian love story from the Previous genre, his answer was ‘Stories might differ with era and circumstances, but the intensity of true love is same from the time than till today.”
The shelf rack shows and concludes that reading public is devouring the genre and digging it for more. Be it "Murder in a minute", "a thousand times over" or even or ‘half torn heart’ mystery makers are rolling their sleeves and changing the game.
