Literary journey of an office career escapee
David loves books. They help him escape the reality of his not-always-sunny life. Like so many other people, he seeks refuge between the pages of imagined stories. What sets David apart from most readers is that he is also in love with someone who writes books. Since for him, fiction means so much more than... Continue Reading →
The story picks up from where we left the circle of friends in “Being Ines.” With their lives sorted into some kind of order after the mess they used to be, each of them continues to traverse the bumpy landscape of careers and relationships. In “Being Zara” by Eva Lauder, the focus, predictably, shifts from... Continue Reading →
I am beyond happy to share that "The Accidental Cop" has won a silver medal in the 2025 Global Book Awards. It will always remain a very special book for me, no matter how many more I write. I am grateful for all the recognition it has received in the two years since it was... Continue Reading →
This book celebrates the kind of friendship all of us dream of experiencing and which, if given a chance to experience, we would cherish all through our lives. True friendship, like true love, according to Erich Fromm, is based on care, responsibility, respect, and knowledge. Such a powerful bond goes far deeper than chatting, sharing... Continue Reading →
Just as it happened with each book of the Americana series by Will Tinkham, after finishing “The Teddy & Bara Show”, I immediately wanted to grab the next one and keep on reading. It is a futile endeavour to try to retell the plot. Its structure is so unique, and there is so much more... Continue Reading →
At a lavish party, pieces of jewellery disappear at an alarming rate. The hosts are appalled. The guests are distraught. What was supposed to be a dignified, old-fashioned reception, where everyone had a role to play and the etiquette formalities to follow, turns into a chase after secrets. Katie Porter is young and pretty. She... Continue Reading →
“The Accidental Cop” is a Category Winner in the 2025 Independent Author Awards. It feels especially gratifying that my cross-genre crime noir novel, with the setting unknown to most readers, has finally found its niche, winning in the “Social / Political Change” category in the 2025 Independent Author Awards. “The Accidental Cop” already won several... Continue Reading →
Becky is rich and beautiful. She doesn’t have to struggle with mortgage or student loan payments. She doesn’t even have to make a career, enjoying the benefits of well-off parents and a successful husband. Becky would have been blissfully happy had an unsavoury discovery about her husband having an affair not spoiled her charmed existence.... Continue Reading →
It is a bad thing to kill people. No one has a right to decide when someone’s life should end, even if the life this someone leads turns the existence of others into a nightmare. This is a rule everyone raised in a civilised society accepts as an axiom and never doubts. Unless one grows... Continue Reading →
Luke could have been that sorry person most people pass quickly on the street, guiltily averting their eyes from the sight of someone else’s misfortune. Luke could have been that bitter person who makes everyone he comes in contact with feel uneasy and bad about themselves. Luke could have been a failure. And in a... Continue Reading →
Eve's Book Diary 