Sacred Games : An Angie Amalfi Mystery

from janey47

I really liked it a lot. The New Yorker review was kind of a pan, basically saying that Chandra has far greater abilities than he shows here, but honestly, I think the reviewer was looking for something hidden that was in plain view. I thought the characters were well crafted, and I thought the s...

from mojacobs

Others have told enough about the story, so I'll keep it short. I think this is a masterpiece in the true sense of the word: Vikram Chandra is a master-writer. He has created a complete world full of well-formed characters, in a complex but very readable book with several plotlines and several la...

from debbie.menzel

This is a fantastic book! A sweeping epic set in India that goes back and forth in time to tell various stories. It took me a bit to get used to the Indian slang and didn't discover the glossary in the back until after I finished the book! Well worth any deciphering one must do - it's wonderful. ...

from shawnd

'Feel like you're in India without going there' would be one simple way to put it. I've never been to India, but now I feel like I have! This is a well-written book worthy of being a bestseller. It's not truly a detective or crime novel, however the main character is Sartaj Singh, an Indian polic...

from kd9

This immersive book showing the culture and language of India is an impressive work. However, I had to treat is as a science fiction novel. Yes, there is a glossary in the back explaining some of the unfamiliar words, phrases and songs, but in the first fifty pages, only half the words I tried to...