Sakal Times Coverage

I was lucky enough to have The Hawa Mahal Murders covered by a prestigious newspaper like Sakal Times.

They announced a Pagdandi book launch in their daily newspaper. This was a second launch of a book, at a book cafe on the 14th of December 2019. The first launch was an official launch at the Pune Lit Fest on 20th of September 2019. This event took place at Yashada, in Baner.

An announcement in Sakal Times.

A great author interview! This appeared on the 13th of December 2019.

And finally, the review! Loved the title

Reviewing Reviews

It's been three months since the launch of my book, The Hawa Mahal Murders, and when I look back I have a lot to be happy about. 40 reviews on Amazon and 44 ratings on goodreads, almost all of them positive.

Pretty good for an unknown author without a famous publisher pushing out free review copies and an author without any pull to get reviews done by famous people and famous publications.

Here is a review scrapbook

Appreciation is food for the writer's soul

Now that a month has passed since the launch of my book The Hawa Mahal Murders, it is a good feeling to know that people are loving it. There are so far 10 Amazon reviews, all of them 5-star reviews. I had written something about reviews immediately after the launch too.

While the first review has remained a favourite with me, there's another one I would like to show here.

The Hawa Mahal Murders turned into a mini-series? Maybe a movie? Well, things are on the anvil. So it is not a pipe dream. The characters in my novel are well etched, the story is fast-paced and scenes are described vividly. And people have shown interest.

There are 5 GoodReads reviews as well

A book launch and reviews!

The days leading up the launch of The Hawa Mahal Murders on the 20th of September were tense as there were public appearances at the Pune lit fest. I am not used to speaking in public or going on stage. Sure, my book was a PILF contest winner but all the more reason to be nervous!

It all went off fairly smoothly, thankfully.

The moment when I actually walked on stage for the book launch felt surreal. It still does.

The aftermath wasn't as relaxed