It Can't Be You -A Spiral of Vengeance

by Prem Rao

Thriller. Here is the back cover copy: “ When Colonel Belliappa, Indian Army (Retd), a highly decorated war hero is found dying one night frothing at the mouth in anguish, there is no one else at home. Other than his immediate family. His wife, his daughter and his son. Did he, who killed so many, kill himself to bury something dreadful from his past? Or, was he killed?

His death sets the clock back to his life as a career officer in the Indian Army. He fights with great valor in the 1971 war against Pakistan which leaves him physically and psychologically scarred for life. Years later, his aggression and maniacal bravery leads to a secret assignment. He is handpicked to command a crack team of Indian Army snipers as an irregular force to fight intruders and militants in the Kashmir Valley from 1989. Today, he is a partner in a flourishing and successful armaments firm.

The Colonel finds himself in a series of conflicts with his family, amongst others. Standing to gain from his death, they plan to kill him for their own reasons, quite unknown to each other. Do Colonel Belliappa and his family pay the ultimate price? For the spiral of vengeance he himself triggered some decades ago.”

188 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2010

About the author

Thriller writer and avid blogger. Author of " It Can't Be You" (2010) and "Lucky For Some, 13" (2012). Love Wodehouse and military history!

My debut novel, a psychological thriller is available on Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/It-Cant-be-You-...

My second thriller, "Lucky For Some, 13" is available at Flipkart.https://www.flipkart.com/lucky-some-1...

This is my author page on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Prem-Rao/e/B005...

My latest novel is "Let The Dead Stay Dead" published on Wattpad.http://www.wattpad.com/story/15224841...

Reviews

[Hitesha Deshpande · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe what did not work for the book is the almost childish cover and a lack of a good marketing team. Otherwise it is a thriller which will make you want to read the book from cover to cover.

The book begins with the death of Retired Colonel Belliappa; a decorated war hero and travels down his past in an attempt to solve the mystery of his death.

His past reveals him to be a character of many shades and not all of them very nice. He comes to life with the vivid descriptions of the author and as a reader you associate with him and yet cant help but not like him in certain bits and parts.

Be it Belliappa or the other characters in this book - Shefali and Pritam, Prem Rao has gone to lengths to put a lot of thought into their mental and physcial makeup which makes you believe in them as much as he does.

Its a perfect book to add a little bit of thrill to the reading this winter

[Monika · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 actually

[Rashmi Pant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read. Many well thought out characters woven in a good narrative. A simple well told story.

[Vinay Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

My review: http://www.alotofpages.com/2013/05/it...

This is a different kind of crime thriller. Not one that keeps you on the edge of your imagination while reading, but one that delves into details of the characters and their pasts. Though the details are well done and excellently written, the thrill is slowly lost as we go into every detail and it becomes more like a whodunnit than a thriller. It could have had a better cover design too. I rate this a tad over 3 stars, not quite a 3.5.

[Archana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riveting! A must read for thriller lovers.

[Rashmi Pant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read. Many well thought out characters woven in a good narrative. A simple well told story.