I should have posted the review of this book months ago. But, as fate
would have it, it got postponed indefinitely. I received this book as a
review copy from the publishers and hence, I have been feeling guilty
for not taking out the time to post the review here. Finally, I am
penning down my thoughts about it and I am feeling good.
The 'metamorphing' in the title of the book is essentially 'metamorphosing'. I guess the author used metamorphing' for sheer convenience.
When I first had a look at the cover of the book - Metamorphing by Kunal Pancholi, I gave me a eerie
feeling. The cover depicts a murder site and it says - The Hunt Begins.
It had been a while since I read a murder mystery, so I was really
looking forward to find out what this book had to offer. Before delving
further deeper into the story in the book, I must share what the blurb
of the book has to say.
28TH APRIL, 2000: Flight No. 9x4876 bound to Srinagar has crash landed into the Everest Base camp. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the flight mysteriously went off the radar for few minutes and missed its landing. All passengers are feared dead… except for three bodies that are yet to be recovered.
8TH DECEMBER, 2050:This, without doubt is the most gruesome murder in recent times. Early this morning, an unidentified woman was found mutilated at the western gates of the abandoned Victoria Terminus Station in Mumbai. Authorities report her head was … well … semi-decapitated and she was drained of all her blood. The shocking part - the crime scene was devoid of any signs of blood spatter…
ROHAN: I was shorter than the shortest girl in school; I had to be ahead in the game!
RUDRA: "Was I a private detective? What kind of sinister case am I getting into?"
"A thrilling tale about two men bound by an untraceable yet undeniable fate. One running away from his past, another unaware of his own."
If you think you have an inkling of what is happening in the book, then you are likely in for some surprise. As is evident there are two main characters of the story - Rohan and Rudra. The story is narrated in first person by these two characters in alternate chapters. That can get quite confusing if not done right, but in this book the author has done a commendable job in maintaining the clarity in the narration. The language used in the book is simple and easy to understand. The two narrations, although completely different seem to complement each other quite well and build the tempo in the story.
I would not want to reveal anything about the story than what is already revealed in the blurb, as that would definitely be a spoiler. I would not be surprised if the author came up with a sequel of the book in future.
This book is a good choice for reading in journeys - it will surely keep boredom at bay.
