Author: Sonia Chatterjee
This book is the second in the Raya Ray adventure series, but can be read as a standalone.
The story begins with Detective Raya Ray getting an anonymous client who wants her to find out the details of deaths that had taken place decades ago in the peaceful beach town of Saptaparni. However, the lady offers only crumbs of case information to Raya to test the waters and Raya decides to take it on.
Raya travels to Saptaparni and then begins her encounters with a slew of characters, all of whom seem to be connected to the mysterious deaths. However, she soon realises there is much more than what meets the eye. What she had known till then was just the tip of the iceberg. As she investigates stealthily and removes the upper layers of the cases, she finds sinister doings that stun her to her core. There is a lot of opposition from the criminal minds who were involved with the deaths years ago and nothing is as it seems. Raya faces threats and is also hurt in the process. With danger looming over her head she cruises along to unearth the truth.
At the center of it all is the Ghoshal family who has been the victim of evil for decades.
Will Raya restore the Ghoshal family honour and get them closure or will she succumb to fear and give it all up?
The Author has done a commendable job of holding the readers’ attention throughout. Since there are many characters, one has to focus, but the plots are so intricately woven to form a delicate timeline fabric, it makes it worth the read.
