Book Extract : The Killings In November: A Play on Toxic Terror’ By Rajesh Talwar
A best-selling author and writer of 37 books and legal advisor to the UN (Human Rights), Rajesh Talwar whose The Judiciary on Trial was reviewed by Khushwant Singh and used as the lead story in his column ‘With Malice Towards One and All,’ where he praised it fulsomely and recommended that ‘it deserved to be widely read’ is back with a new crime thriller ‘The Killings In November: A Play on Toxic Terror’.
The plot of the play is compelling and engaging. Two of the world’s greatest detectives Col Ranjeet and Herlock Holms are called upon to solve the mystery behind the killings that take place each year in November in India’s capital, New Delhi. There are many twists and turns in the plot all leading up to a shattering climax.
The issues raised in the play concern everyone living in urban areas in India but are also global issues.
Excerpt : SCENE 4
The scene is set inside a bungalow somewhere in Lutyens Delhi, the most prestigious residential area in the capital. A balding, bespectacled Supreme Court justice and his grey-haired wife are seated around a large dining table having breakfast. The furnishings inside are classy, though not opulent. Bookshelves propped up against a wall are full of thick law books. A servant is silently bringing paranthas from the kitchen and serving the couple. On the table, set for four there is there is achar (pickes) and dahi (white yoghurt)..read more...