Book Review : Retribution

Book Review : Retribution 

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Retribution is my introduction to L.A. Burch’s work, and it’s an impressive start. The story is engagingly crafted, with Sergeant Detective Walter Rogers and Detective Ann Grace as standout characters who are both clever and relatable. They’re up against a relentless serial killer who has been terrorizing the city for three years. His actions are unpredictable—sometimes killing merely to throw the detectives off his trail.

The story diverges from typical thrillers, keeping the reader on edge as the detectives repeatedly go over the case, looking for any clue they might have overlooked. The killer's methods vary—from shootings to arson—each crime meticulously planned to avoid leaving any trail. He’s a few steps ahead, and the detectives can only hope he slips up to leave them a lead.

As a fan of psychological fiction, I thoroughly enjoyed Burch’s skillful plotting and complex narrative. The book's title and cover art perfectly capture its intense, mind-bending nature. The killer’s psychological game with the detectives kept me guessing and made for an intellectually engaging read.

Thanks for reading.

Author Interview : Nitin Sharma

Author Interview : Nitin Sharma

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to introduce you to the author of 'Mysterious 4.30 am'

Let's start!

MDT Tell something about yourself to our readers.

NITIN  Born on 19th Oct - 1986, I belong to a small city of Rajasthan - Dholpur and used to give maximum of my time in dreaming to become a man of real value. In my childhood, I used to be a different person who would always remain aloof from the mates of my class and from everyone, would always try to sketch the meaningful path of my life with the pencil of my thoughts. I have started giving words to my thoughts when I was studying in my 10th Std. There are quite a lot of reasons why I chose to become a writer & out of all those beautiful reasons - The one reason is, because it is one of the most beautiful ways you can give message to your lovely readers.

And this is how my journey began as a writer.

I am on the path to explore the boundaries of human's imagination and to explore the qualities which make you an inborn human.

MDT What is 'Mysterious 4.30 am' about?

NITIN It's a story...a story of a beautiful and caring couple. The story revolves around Love, Understanding, Patience & Sacrifice. It gives lots of beautiul messages to all of us like - One should not lose his/her temper easily while you are in Love because incidents come on a regular basis which incite you to speak loud and wrong, but then love is above all these things which makes you a silent person instead of a violent person. It also gives a message of maintaining respect from your side, don't hurt your partner's feelings, try to do whatever you can do for your love to make him/her feel special.

If one is searching to read something based on pure love, then this Novel might be a choice which definitely will give a feel different to my reader and I hope that it will satiate his/her hunger for reading too.

The story contains 5 songs which are written inside the book and have been uploaded there on www.reverbnation.com where one can easily search the songs by typing my name there in the search window. All the songs are connected to the story and this is how this Novel became India's first Musical Love story.

I hope my readers would enjoy reading while listening to these songs.

MDT What prompted you to write this love story with such mysterious title?

NITIN The rejection I got in love prompted me to write this story and the title of the story is connected to the climax of the story, that's why the name 'Mysterious 4:30 A.M. was kept.

Reading the whole story is the only way to know more about the title - (Ha ha ha ha - He giggles).

MDT Describe this book in one line.

NITIN An immortal saga of Shilpi Sanghi and Harsh Vardhan Singhania.

MDT What is your writing process like?

NITIN If you are writing a story then first of all it is necessary to have a beautiful storyline without which you can't go ahead, and then, division of the story into the different plots is necessary. It makes your work easy and gives you a overview of what you are going to write, makes you aware of the mistakes if you have done any during compilation of the story. This is the best way to work over a story.

MDT What do you like to do when you're not writing?

NITIN Listening to the music, singing songs, writing quotes and reading Novels are all those things which I do when I don't write as all these things inspire me to do something more energetically big, different and lively in my life and more importantly inspire me to achieve the goal for which I opened my eyes here. As much as I read, I see a new person within my soul. Gradually I am turning into the unexplored version of me, I am turning into  a new person, I am turning into a new and silent human.

MDT What does your family think of your writing?

NITIN My family is very happy about me as they have watched me growing in this sector from a seed to a sapling, but still I have not turned into a big tree, I have to cover a long journey ahead in this sector. I hope they would really like to see me turning into a Big tree.

MDT What's your reaction towards negative feedback?

NITIN Nothing ! A writer must always give value to his/her readers and reviewers. You may not necessarily get good reviews everytime. Likewise a writer, a reader too possesses a different set of mind with different equation and he/she may not necessarily think the manner your harbour thoughts for your story, Sometimes it may be different and distinct. Every negative feedback or review is not actually a negative thing, at the deep side of the thoughts, it is also a positive thing as it gives you beautiful suggestions which you can apply in your next story. So, I think it all depends on you as how you want to take the negative feedback - In a negative way or in a totally new way.

MDT What are your future plans? How soon can your readers expect your next book?

NITIN I have completed my upcoming book 'Mystery unveiled when - A common yet uncommon Love story' and I was about to launch it this year, but due to the precarious and pestilential situation going around us, I can't say something right now, but yeah I will try to bring it to the platform as soon as everything comes back to the normal state.

MDT What advice do you have for writers.

NITIN Give time to read books, develop the habit of reading and motivate others to read as many books as one can. It is the only thing which can turn yourself into more than just a human by making you silently aware of what you are and what more best you still have to do. It enhances your knowledge, develops peace within, Makes you more a calm person, intellectual person, gave you dimensions to run your mind and compels you to explore the unexplored world.

It is one of the best feelings in the world as it teaches many things and that too in the most beautiful manner.

Thanks for reading.

Author Interview : Apoorva Anand Srivastva

Author Interview : Apoorva Anand
                                   Srivastva

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to introduce you to the author of 'The Better You'

Let's start!

1) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? 

I'm a management consulting professional who graduated from college about 3 years back. I'm also an artist and a food enthusiast and needless to say, have art (@purplestein.store) and food (@survivalgourmet) blogs on Instagram :) 

2) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? 

While I've been writing poems ever since childhood, professional writing happened only after college when I started to pen down my everyday thoughts into words - something that I was doing in the pursuit of giving meaning to them. 

3) When did you start writing?

Poems since childhood, book writing post college.

4)What is 'The Better You' about? 

‘The Better You’ details my learnings from facing the ‘real world’. It captures a wide range of human emotions and experiences, ranging from everyday courage, compassion and managing relations to mindfulness, self-love and self-awareness. 

5) What motivated you to write the book of this genre?

My parents have always taught me that as long as we are on this planet, we must always strive to provide meaningful contributions to the world. I always try to live by this value and for me, this book is a medium to bring about change (hopefully) in the lives of people who read it.

6) Explain your book in one line. 

"Life lessons beyond textbooks"

7) What's the best experience you've gained through writing? 

     a) Our entire life is transient - every moment passes away and every person comes and goes (some stay longer, some don't) 

     b) Self-reliance can take you to places. Lack of it won't even get you out of your bed

     c) Denial is the biggest roadblock against change

     d) Everything we want to achieve can be worked upon by watching one less TV show each day! 

8) How do you handle negative feedback? 

I see feedbacks (both positive and negative) as exciting avenues that can enable me to be a better version of myself. 

For this reason, I take note of positive feedback and label that as my 'strength' so that I know that this skill/point can be leveraged sometime in the future as needed. Similarly, I also take note of negative feedback (which I like to call 'constructive feedback') and see what change in my actions can help me convert this development opportunity into a strength.

9) Who is your favorite Indian and foreign author? 

I wouldn't say that I have a particular favorite - I'm the kind of person who loves to know about a lot of different ideas from a lot of different perspectives. :)

10) How soon can your readers expect your next book?

I've already started working on the next book, perhaps a year or so.

 
11) Any message to all aspiring authors?

I'd summarise the message, in a poem from my book:

In the long, dark tunnel,

would I have to travel…

…and when I set sail,

it’ll all be behind.

 

And I wouldn’t even know,

where is the other end;

or even worse, if there is any?

 

So is it even worth,

to embark on this journey?

 

But if I never try, would I ever know!

Thanks for reading.