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2019 වසරේ ජූනි මස 12 වැනිදා උදෑසන පැරිස් නගරයේ 13 ප්රදේශයේ පොලිසියට ලැබුණු ඇමතුමකි. වැඩි දුරක නොපිහිටි, ජේම්ස් ජොයිස් උද්යානයේදී තම තුන් හැවිරිදි දියණිය අතුරුදන් වුණු බව ඇමතුම දුන් මිනිසා කියා සිටියේය. තත්පර පනස් හතරක කාලයකට මිනිසාගේ දෙනෙත් පියවී තිබුණු මොහොතේ, දරුවා අතුරුදන්ව ඇති බව පොලිසිය සොයාගත්හ. කෝසල සමරසිංහගේ එකම දියණිය තාදි, ඒ අයුරින් අතුරුදන් විය.
තත්පර පනස් හතරක කාලයක් තුළ ඇය අතුරුදන් වූයේ කෙසේද?
දින දෙකක් පුරාවට දිගහැරෙන, තාදි සොයා යාමේ මෙහෙයුමයි මේ... පැරිස් පොලිසියේ අපරාධ මර්දන ඒකකයේ ප්රධානී, නතාලි මුණියේ සහ ඇගේ කණ්ඩායම 'තාදි සමරසිංහ අබිරහස' කෙසේ විසඳනු ඇත්ද?
තත්පර පනස් හතරක කාලයක් තුළ ඇය අතුරුදන් වූයේ කෙසේද?
දින දෙකක් පුරාවට දිගහැරෙන, තාදි සොයා යාමේ මෙහෙයුමයි මේ... පැරිස් පොලිසියේ අපරාධ මර්දන ඒකකයේ ප්රධානී, නතාලි මුණියේ සහ ඇගේ කණ්ඩායම 'තාදි සමරසිංහ අබිරහස' කෙසේ විසඳනු ඇත්ද?
394 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2024
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About the author
Manjula Senaratne
10 books106 followersමංජුල සේනාරත්න (Sinhala)
Manjula Senaratne is a prominent Sri Lankan author known for his diverse literary contributions. He began his writing career at the young age of 18 as a feature writer for the "Tharunaya" newspaper. A year later, he became the sports editor for the "Lankadeepa" newspaper, making him one of the youngest journalists in the media industry at that time.
Senaratne's works often explore themes of love, human relationships, and their complexities. He has written several popular books, including "12.12.12," a detective and mystery thriller that gained significant popularity. Other notable works include "Bureau," "Rosa Maligave Manusaththu," and "Priya Samaga Iridawak," which span genres from romance to suspense.
Despite moving to Paris, Senaratne continued his literary pursuits, editing a monthly magazine named "Kawula". His storytelling is known for its depth and the intricate portrayal of human emotions and interactions.
Manjula Senaratne is a prominent Sri Lankan author known for his diverse literary contributions. He began his writing career at the young age of 18 as a feature writer for the "Tharunaya" newspaper. A year later, he became the sports editor for the "Lankadeepa" newspaper, making him one of the youngest journalists in the media industry at that time.
Senaratne's works often explore themes of love, human relationships, and their complexities. He has written several popular books, including "12.12.12," a detective and mystery thriller that gained significant popularity. Other notable works include "Bureau," "Rosa Maligave Manusaththu," and "Priya Samaga Iridawak," which span genres from romance to suspense.
Despite moving to Paris, Senaratne continued his literary pursuits, editing a monthly magazine named "Kawula". His storytelling is known for its depth and the intricate portrayal of human emotions and interactions.
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December 11, 2024
Another mystery/detective book from the author of 12.12.12 and Bureau which I really enjoyed reading. Hence I had high expectations for this book too, but somehow I managed to guess the ending from the beginning. So it was basically reading to see if I'm right. I miss the part of having a surprising plot twist at the end. Nonetheless it's a good book.
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January 13, 2025
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An emotionally engaging and a gripping tale of love, despair and the worst depths humanity could plunge down to. By far the best work by the author for me, after a disappointing experience with Bureau and a comparatively better story in 12.12.12. As a crime thriller, the pacing was good and apart from one glaring plot hole/loose end (that could have been easily skipped over since it did not drastically change the final outcome of the story), the plot was well-constructed though a bit predictable. There were instances where the exposition could have been more dramatized and presented in dialogue rather than being lengthy explanations, but the insights into the troubled characters make up for those moments overall.
The author has a way with words especially when it comes to metaphors, personification and similes, and helps paint a vivid picture of pivotal moments throughout. Felt that the plot twist regarding the fertility of a major character could have been revealed even later in the story, with a far more devastating blow to the reader as well the culprit. With a bit more polishing up, this is a story that could very well be a script for a David Fincher level cinematic/television adaptation, and the author works best when he has a handful of characters either with a shady past or broken personalities and regrets that the reader emotionally bonds with, in a setting that does not involve saving the whole world. Hoping to read more of that kind in the future since he definitely has the flair for it. High stakes do not automatically translate into engaging tales and sometimes less, is definitely more.
An emotionally engaging and a gripping tale of love, despair and the worst depths humanity could plunge down to. By far the best work by the author for me, after a disappointing experience with Bureau and a comparatively better story in 12.12.12. As a crime thriller, the pacing was good and apart from one glaring plot hole/loose end (that could have been easily skipped over since it did not drastically change the final outcome of the story), the plot was well-constructed though a bit predictable. There were instances where the exposition could have been more dramatized and presented in dialogue rather than being lengthy explanations, but the insights into the troubled characters make up for those moments overall.
The author has a way with words especially when it comes to metaphors, personification and similes, and helps paint a vivid picture of pivotal moments throughout. Felt that the plot twist regarding the fertility of a major character could have been revealed even later in the story, with a far more devastating blow to the reader as well the culprit. With a bit more polishing up, this is a story that could very well be a script for a David Fincher level cinematic/television adaptation, and the author works best when he has a handful of characters either with a shady past or broken personalities and regrets that the reader emotionally bonds with, in a setting that does not involve saving the whole world. Hoping to read more of that kind in the future since he definitely has the flair for it. High stakes do not automatically translate into engaging tales and sometimes less, is definitely more.
January 18, 2026
The kinda book that keeps me dangerously hooked till the last page. Last time it was Roses Are Red by James Patterson. I am happy that there's such an incredible author who write this kinda gripping novels in my mother tongue.
July 26, 2025
Easy, engaging, and quick read. The end twist is good. I must confess that I’m not a fan of Nathalie Muniye. So, throughout the read, I feel like I’m supporting the criminals 😂
November 1, 2025
another great book from manjula senarathne.The story was truly amazing.
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