I managed to complete my 2020 reading challenge – finished reading Fraudster by R.V. Raman.
This one had a pretty interesting storyline with lots of twists and red herring peppered across the chapters. Having said that, I wish the writing in the middle third was a lot more crisp. It gets too simplistic, slips into a narrative style of telling what’s playing out. I would have lost the patience, but it was the rapid pacing of the plot that kept me going. Also it has a few subplots and characters that should have been edited out - it becomes tiresome to follow towards the end.
With all said, this is a promising debut nonetheless by Raman with a welcome, quick read with an Indian setting.