I just finished reading this book by Sree Iyer. Before I get into reviewing the book, I have a suggestion for Mr. Sree Iyer, “Please, change your editor and proof reader”! The number of grammatical errors, and spelling mistakes just take away the fun of reading the book. I saw the same thing in the earlier book of his, that I read – Book Review – Who Painted my Lust Red ?. Sad to see authors rushing to get their book published without ensuring someone proof reads them.
Maybe it doesn’t matter. Maybe am just being me, the old fashioned reader. I read my blogposts at least once before posting them. Sometimes, I get Krishnan to read it before making the post public because I don’t want mistakes. Grammatical errors and spelling mistakes just stick out for me. The post WhatsApp generation will not be participating in any spelling bee contests for sure. I struggle to read the series of abbreviations that passes for a coherent sentence in WhatsApp lingo 😁.
Anyway, back to this book, Who Killed SSR?. While the protagonist’s name has been changed to Sandeep Singh Rajput, we know for a fact that it is based on Sushant Singh Rajput, the late Bollywood actor. I liked the fact that a Brahmarakshasa helps the CBI officer with clues. Children need to know about Brahmarakshasas :). It’s probably a pun on the real life situation where sometimes cops are clue less about some crime and get lucky with a clue.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s case is still unsolved as is Disha Salian’s. In the book though, a young CBI officer solves both the cases and am glad Sree Iyer has optimistically sent the perpetrators to jail. I guess many of us would be happy if we just got to know what exactly happened to SSR, as no one seems to believe that he committed suicide. Same goes for Disha Salian, his young ex-manager. She again doesn’t seem to be the type who would commit suicide.
All fingers seemed to point at a certain junior penguin at the time the incidents took place…. but he is out campaigning freely. In the book though he gets a life sentence.
When Bollywood, Cricket and Politics overlap, nothing good comes of it. This is just my opinion and this book just strengthens that opinion. Too much money, drugs and fame – the trio spell disaster.
Rating – 3/5. Good for a one time fluff read. There are some allusions to real life, but most of it is fictional.