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The Price of Nirvana: A Sister's Deadly Obsession
Freja was a detective in pursuit of a serial killer known only as The Transcendent One, a murderer with the twisted belief that killing is a step towards enlightenment.
Everything changed five months ago, when Freja confessed that she herself is The Transcendent One.
Follow detective Freja's sister, Fria, as she investigates the murders, with only a week to go for Freja's execution.
As Fria delves deeper into the mystery, it becomes clear that The Transcendent One is not yet done killing... and they bring back memories too close to home... Every time she visits a site of the murders, she feels she has been here before.
Will Fria be able to clear her sister's name or will she fall prey to the twisted killer?
Get ready to delve into the chilling world of 'The Price of Nirvana'.
Everything changed five months ago, when Freja confessed that she herself is The Transcendent One.
Follow detective Freja's sister, Fria, as she investigates the murders, with only a week to go for Freja's execution.
As Fria delves deeper into the mystery, it becomes clear that The Transcendent One is not yet done killing... and they bring back memories too close to home... Every time she visits a site of the murders, she feels she has been here before.
Will Fria be able to clear her sister's name or will she fall prey to the twisted killer?
Get ready to delve into the chilling world of 'The Price of Nirvana'.
- GenresThriller
94 pages, Paperback
Published February 9, 2023
About the author
Devadeep Gupta
17 books21 followersDevadeep is an award-winning author and graphic novelist. Several of his novels have reached #1 on the Amazon best seller list in their categories.
His interest in understanding the human mind, and travels around the world, often inspire his writing.
Please feel free to leave a review or visit his website to know more!
https://www.devadeepg.com/
His interest in understanding the human mind, and travels around the world, often inspire his writing.
Please feel free to leave a review or visit his website to know more!
https://www.devadeepg.com/
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January 21, 2025
Interest short story of who done it
Could be a great novel if expanded, maybe even a series
Could be a great novel if expanded, maybe even a series
January 3, 2025
Very good book
Good book. Kept me guessing. Will probably read more. This is my second book of the year. I like to read about crime.
Good book. Kept me guessing. Will probably read more. This is my second book of the year. I like to read about crime.
January 27, 2026
A woman strives to prove her Buddist-convert sister guilty of murder.
This story had a strong start that went nowhere. The narrative voice was interesting, and the concept of the Noble Eightfold being twisted for murder was fresh and new. This story was certainly an interesting way to be introduced to the Noble Eightfold.
However, DG couldn’t seem to decide if there was a supernatural element or not, if the sisters got along or not, even who the killer really was. And it’s not even in an open-ended, interpret-how-you-like kind of way; DG doesn’t seem to want to make a solid decision about the story. For a small-scale, spoiler-free example, the cafe is referred to only as ‘the cafe’, even when the MC is calling for help - it doesn’t have an actual name or identifier. I know it’s nit-picky, but for me it shows a lack of solid world-building that bleeds into the rest of the story.
An interesting concept that lacks structure, I give this a 2.5/5, rounded up to 3 on relevant platforms. I think if DG put a little more confidence into her story-building - because the writing itself is good - this would have been a lot more cohesive.
This story had a strong start that went nowhere. The narrative voice was interesting, and the concept of the Noble Eightfold being twisted for murder was fresh and new. This story was certainly an interesting way to be introduced to the Noble Eightfold.
However, DG couldn’t seem to decide if there was a supernatural element or not, if the sisters got along or not, even who the killer really was. And it’s not even in an open-ended, interpret-how-you-like kind of way; DG doesn’t seem to want to make a solid decision about the story. For a small-scale, spoiler-free example, the cafe is referred to only as ‘the cafe’, even when the MC is calling for help - it doesn’t have an actual name or identifier. I know it’s nit-picky, but for me it shows a lack of solid world-building that bleeds into the rest of the story.
An interesting concept that lacks structure, I give this a 2.5/5, rounded up to 3 on relevant platforms. I think if DG put a little more confidence into her story-building - because the writing itself is good - this would have been a lot more cohesive.
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