Murder at the Polo Bar-Gautam

Book: Murder at the Polo Bar

Author: Gautam

Publisher: Kalamos Instareads

Who is the one person you would trust to keep your secret?

Murder at the Polo Bar by Gautam is the story of 5 college students who become friends with the owner of the bar, a peer. They get together to celebrate Aadi’s birthday, when something terrible happens. A murder in this sleazy bar, in a small town near Goa makes these 5 people suspects, and as the investigation proceeds, things start to go grave.

The story of the book revolves primarily around the 6 major characters-Rohan, Isha, Aadi, Sanam, Zoya and Tania. All of them study in a reputed college, and it had a certain class of people studying there, ones who were among the affluent ones, though we have Zoya and Sanam, two people who were in the college on a scholarship. When one of them gets murdered during a birthday party organized for Aadi, the police gets involved and each of them gets interrogated. Each of the interrogation forms a chapter of the book, and we get to know their connection to the victim. The storytelling is good, and the plot captivates you as it seems to be a bit more than what meets the eye. The one thing that I feel could have been better was the climax as the ending was quite abrupt and leaves the reader confused.

Each of the Characters- Rohan, Isha, Aadi, Sanam, Zoya and Tania are crafted quite individually and keeping such a variety of characters in a novella is an amazing feat. The background stories are believable, and I appreciate the author for it.

Overall, a decent read which gets a 3.75/5 from me.

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