Shadow Play: A Thriller

by Rajorshi Chakraborti

An international conspiracy thriller in the vein of The Parallax View— a Salman Rushdie-esque figure uses his latest novel to explain his own disappearance after a journalist's murderRaj Chakraborti, internationally renowned novelist and commentator, has disappeared from public view. What's worse, the police want to question him about the murder of a young journalist. Raj claims to explain everything in chapters from his latest work of fiction about a serial-killer-turned-hired-assassin. Is Raj right to believe that he is being hunted, or is it his past that has finally borne down to haunt him?"Shadow Play is ambitious and challenging metafiction.... It will fascinate readers who enjoy Haruki Murakami." - Booklist

Genres: Thriller, Mystery

301 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can see why my mom had a hard time describing this book to me - it is definitely not one that's classified easily. That said, it's intriguing and leaves you with interesting questions to ponder.

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: the author explains his disappearance after a journalist’s murder; the police want him and he claims to be hunted. Confused? Read it!