Book Review: ANDHAERAY KA SHAHENSHAH (Jasoosi Duniya #39 By Ibn-e-Safi)

Characters

Inspector Ahmed Kamal Faridi

Our detective

Sergeant Sajid Hameed

Our funny side-kick

Adnan

A Turk businessman visiting India

Fauzia aka Baby

Adnan’s daughter

Degal

Adnan’s right-hand man

Lucas,Negro, Pinto

Adnan’s other employees

Lozata (Emperor of Darkness)

A blind man who’s also a spiritual leader of an African tribe. What makes him is that he’s super-sensitive and even though he can’t see, he can sense things. 

Gazali

Lozata’s righ-hand man who lusts after Fauzia

Bella

Lozata’s righ-hand woman who Hameed lusts after

Laden, Amlegas

Lozata’s other employees

Baghra Khan

Hameed’s pet goat

Plot Summary

This was one of those books that stayed in our house for long, and I read it almost every day. One of the most fascinating ones.
 
However, now that I’m older and wiser (I’m really NOT), this one felt just about alright. I mean, I can recall why I was so amazed by Lozata, but there was very little jasoosi. One murder, Faridi talked to victim’s team, another man commits suicide, snakes in Faridi’s car and then finish. There are no debates, no discussions, no detective work.
 
But boy was it fun to read.

Review

That concludes the review for JD#39. What do others feels about this one?

Shabana Mukhtar

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