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Red Boot Rosy | ರೆಡ್ ಬೂಟ್ ರೋಸಿ
ರೆಡ್ ಬೂಟ್ ರೋಸಿ ಪತ್ತೇದಾರಿ ರೋಚಕ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. 1912 ರ ಯುದ್ಧವಾಗುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರ್ಫಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಗರೀಕರಣ ಭಾಸವಾಗುವಾಗಲೆ ಶುರುವಾದ ಭೂಗತ ಚಟುಕಟಿಕೆಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಭೂಗತವಾಗಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತ ಬಂದ ಮೂರು ಏಜೆಂಟ್ ಗಳಿಂದ ಶುರುವಾದ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಮುಂದೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಮಾನ್ಯತೆ ಪಡೆದು ಸಾಗಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಆರಂಭಕ್ಕು ಮೊದಲು ನೀಡಿ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯನ್ನಾರಂಭಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಸಿನಿಮೀಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುತ್ತೆ ಈ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. ಓದುತ್ತಾ ಹೋದಂತೆ ವಿಂಟೇಜ್ ರೆಟ್ರೋ ಅನುಭವಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತೆ. ಅಧ್ಯಾಯಗಳ ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕಪ್ಪುಬಿಳುಪು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಕತೆಯ ಭಾರ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಸಾಗುತ್ತೆ. ಓದುತ್ತಾ ಹೋದ ಹಾಗೆ ಹಳೆಗಾಲದ ಅಶರೀರವಾಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕತೆಯನ್ನ ಕೇಳುತ್ತಾ ಸಾಗಿದ ರೆಟ್ರೋ ಸಿನೆಮಾ ಕಣ್ಣಮುಂದೆ ಬಂದ ಅನುಭವವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2019
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October 6, 2025
Set in the fictional town of Murphy, the story follows Rosie — one of the last dependable spies of the so-called Murphy Agents. It begins with the murder of timber mafia king Henry and unfolds in a non-linear narrative. While the author’s attempt at this storytelling style is commendable, it often becomes confusing. The language at times feels like a literal translation, and the excessive explanations with minimal dialogues made it hard for me to stay engaged.
The narrative repeatedly circles around elements like rain, nudity, blood, and cigarettes — maintaining a dark and muted emotional tone throughout. However, the non-linear structure seems to confuse even the author, and the story ends abruptly, pushing readers toward the sequel Operation Tinku Tailor by G.L. Shamprasad. I might still pick it up just to see how the plot concludes.
The sudden introduction of a time machine concept in the final pages could have been thrilling, but due to the lack of grip in writing, it falls short. Overall, it’s a decent one-time read. Ironically, the front cover feels more intriguing than the story itself.
The narrative repeatedly circles around elements like rain, nudity, blood, and cigarettes — maintaining a dark and muted emotional tone throughout. However, the non-linear structure seems to confuse even the author, and the story ends abruptly, pushing readers toward the sequel Operation Tinku Tailor by G.L. Shamprasad. I might still pick it up just to see how the plot concludes.
The sudden introduction of a time machine concept in the final pages could have been thrilling, but due to the lack of grip in writing, it falls short. Overall, it’s a decent one-time read. Ironically, the front cover feels more intriguing than the story itself.
May 5, 2025
'Red Boot Rosy' by G L Shamprasad is a story set in the fictional city of Murphy, a city with packed buildings, surrounded by dense forests and mighty mountain peaks.
The story begins with the murder of a kingpin of the timber industry amidst a crowd which leaves the onlooker in shock and in fear. The murder is not an isolated one, but one of the many that has jolted the lives of the citizens of Murphy. To get to the bottom of these murders, the local authority assigns the case to the famed investigative agency— The Murphy Agents— who are expert in handling such cases and the case falls onto the lap of Rosy. Thus begins the unravelling of the true nature of crime that is brewing behind the shadows of Murphy.
The book takes an interesting approach to the narration of the story where the incident is recounted from the point of view of the other individual. This gives a fresh perspective in the way the same incident is viewed and we get to see the same view but from a different vantage point. This makes reading the first few chapters an edge of the seat experience, which is not surprising because the author is the co-writer of the movie Kantara.
This point is also the Achilles heel of the story.
The book reads more like a screenplay of a movie rather than a novel. There is an excessive focus on the number of cigarettes smoked and snubbed, and how many pegs of drinks that have been downed by every single character. We don't get to see the investigation process or deductions for solving the problem because the author does not go there. He is content to share unnecessary snippets of the mundance stuff which adds no value to the overall story. He also loses his grip on his narration after a strong start because the perspective shift jump happens in the middle of a paragraph which hampers your reading momentum. The recovery never happens and it just touches upon the different depths of disappointment.
The story of Red Boot Rosy continues in Tinku Tailor but the ending is not enthralling enough to make you want to pick that book.
It looks like I will not be coming back to the city of Murphy.
The story begins with the murder of a kingpin of the timber industry amidst a crowd which leaves the onlooker in shock and in fear. The murder is not an isolated one, but one of the many that has jolted the lives of the citizens of Murphy. To get to the bottom of these murders, the local authority assigns the case to the famed investigative agency— The Murphy Agents— who are expert in handling such cases and the case falls onto the lap of Rosy. Thus begins the unravelling of the true nature of crime that is brewing behind the shadows of Murphy.
The book takes an interesting approach to the narration of the story where the incident is recounted from the point of view of the other individual. This gives a fresh perspective in the way the same incident is viewed and we get to see the same view but from a different vantage point. This makes reading the first few chapters an edge of the seat experience, which is not surprising because the author is the co-writer of the movie Kantara.
This point is also the Achilles heel of the story.
The book reads more like a screenplay of a movie rather than a novel. There is an excessive focus on the number of cigarettes smoked and snubbed, and how many pegs of drinks that have been downed by every single character. We don't get to see the investigation process or deductions for solving the problem because the author does not go there. He is content to share unnecessary snippets of the mundance stuff which adds no value to the overall story. He also loses his grip on his narration after a strong start because the perspective shift jump happens in the middle of a paragraph which hampers your reading momentum. The recovery never happens and it just touches upon the different depths of disappointment.
The story of Red Boot Rosy continues in Tinku Tailor but the ending is not enthralling enough to make you want to pick that book.
It looks like I will not be coming back to the city of Murphy.
August 16, 2023
Read kannada version of this book. May be story is good but the writing is terrible. It feels like author has directly translated English to kannada.
Words like ನೆತ್ತರು (blood) has been used thoughout. Instead of using ರಕ್ತ which is more readable for users.
Book is not even ordered properly. There are jumps from one character to other in same chapter.
Reading this book is a difficult task. Dissappointed in this kannada book.
Words like ನೆತ್ತರು (blood) has been used thoughout. Instead of using ರಕ್ತ which is more readable for users.
Book is not even ordered properly. There are jumps from one character to other in same chapter.
Reading this book is a difficult task. Dissappointed in this kannada book.
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