Book Review: Lethal Spice

But the dhaba owner was a lazy, worthless lout, lacking in both culinary skill and business acumen.

It is October in Shimla. The air is crisp, the mist is rising and the stakes are sky-high as the finalists of India's No. 1 reality cooking show, Hot Chef, are pitted against each other in a live shoot at the historic Gaiety Theatre. The spices are ground, the fires are lit, the knives have been sharpened...Then things start to go horribly wrong. As she picks her way through a maze of testimonies and hidden motives, Shimla's Superintendent of Police, Niki Marwah, is more determined than ever to get to the bottom of a perplexing mystery - a mystery that this time around is dangerously close to her heart.

With essence of food running as the backbone of this story, Lethal Spice is a murder mystery solved by the Superintendent of Police, the investigator of the case. The characters are etched out full and round. The plot is gripping and entertaining. With ingredients that provide enough opportunities for the readers to get involved in the mind game this book is a good read and definitely readable.

Book Information

Author: Swati Kaushal ISBN: 9789350097694 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Hachette India Year of Publication: 2014 Number of Pages: Approx 330 with cover

Good Read. I had received the review copy from Hachette India. Thank you Hachette India for giving me this opportunity. You can buy this book at Flipkart in case you live in India.

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