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Shot, Down
A software mogul gears up to launch a revolutionary surveillance system.
A terrorist mastermind prepares to wage war against the Indian state.
A young man is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
One morning, the body of a young man is found by the railway tracks, battered and bruised. He is soon identified as software engineer Vishal Deshmukh, aka Shot, by his estranged elder brother, Ajay. But the circumstances surrounding Shot’s death are murky, and Ajay is confounded when the autopsy of reveals traces of hard liquor and cocaine in his blood. When he notices strange injuries on Shot’s hands, he is convinced that his brother was tortured and killed.
With the police and hospital authorities dismissing his plea for help, Ajay decides to dig deeper on his own, little suspecting that he is about to unravel a terrifying plot with deadly implications for an entire nation. Caught in a race against time, he must piece together Shot’s final days and find the killers…before they find him.
A terrorist mastermind prepares to wage war against the Indian state.
A young man is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
One morning, the body of a young man is found by the railway tracks, battered and bruised. He is soon identified as software engineer Vishal Deshmukh, aka Shot, by his estranged elder brother, Ajay. But the circumstances surrounding Shot’s death are murky, and Ajay is confounded when the autopsy of reveals traces of hard liquor and cocaine in his blood. When he notices strange injuries on Shot’s hands, he is convinced that his brother was tortured and killed.
With the police and hospital authorities dismissing his plea for help, Ajay decides to dig deeper on his own, little suspecting that he is about to unravel a terrifying plot with deadly implications for an entire nation. Caught in a race against time, he must piece together Shot’s final days and find the killers…before they find him.
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352 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2017
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Vivek Rao
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March 26, 2017
An incredible thriller by Vivek Rao - fast paced, edge of your seat excitement with suspense oozing on every page. Superb debut - I'm looking forward to the movie - there's going to be a movie, right?
March 20, 2017
rarely read fiction...but this one i read based on my friends advise and didnt regret it a bit...good book and well written
April 12, 2017
one of my best read in recent times,with some good twist & turns in story ,hard to put it down
March 19, 2017
Very well written....keeps one on the edge till the very end. One of the better murder mysteries that I have read
March 28, 2017
Love the pace! It Keeps you wanting to finish the whole book at one time! Cant keep it down!
One of the best murder mysteries I have read.
One of the best murder mysteries I have read.
March 25, 2017
Delightful
May 13, 2017
Was misled by the very high ratings. Turned out to be pretty average fare. Destination Bollywood?
May 23, 2017
First of all thanks. It was amazing, one heck of a debut nobel in India.
July 11, 2017
i expected this novel to be one of a kind. was completely misled by the high ratings. nothing unusual in the book, just your average terrorist plot, became too predictable in the end.
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March 21, 2017
Gripping and fast paced, already awaiting the sequel
April 1, 2017
Very well written edge of the seat thriller with interesting twists and turns. The way some of the pieces have been researched in depth and presented give an insight into the crime world!
Good Read... both for the plot and the quality of writing!
Good Read... both for the plot and the quality of writing!
April 2, 2017
A nice pick for any crime readers. Great pace and a very interesting plot. After the first few chapters, I felt I could predict the end, but it turned out to be quite different and that improved the experience. Good one.
April 3, 2017
A perfect thriller novel that will make you to keep guessing from the beginning till the end. I was thoroughly impressed with the way the story was written which has taken off right from the start and maintained the same pace till the end.
Ajay comes to know about the demise of his brother Vishal Deshmukh and he senses something amiss when he saw his corpse. Though they were not in good terms prior, Ajay could not forget his little brother. He starts his investigation and stumbles upon one clue after the another. He gets ably assisted by Richa, Saif, Ashraf, Roy among others.
He also learns about his brother and regretted for not being there when he needed him the most. Ajay thought he was initially fighting against Vishal's employee Dr Nihal Kapoor aka NK but then he came to know that he was fighting a much bigger outfit.
What happens next is the story. It is a perfect movie material which would surely enthral the audience if shot with perfect screenplay and direction. A story that would make you feel happy, sad, patriotic and above all spine-chilled.
By the way, Vishal Deshmukh was aka SHOT!!
Ajay comes to know about the demise of his brother Vishal Deshmukh and he senses something amiss when he saw his corpse. Though they were not in good terms prior, Ajay could not forget his little brother. He starts his investigation and stumbles upon one clue after the another. He gets ably assisted by Richa, Saif, Ashraf, Roy among others.
He also learns about his brother and regretted for not being there when he needed him the most. Ajay thought he was initially fighting against Vishal's employee Dr Nihal Kapoor aka NK but then he came to know that he was fighting a much bigger outfit.
What happens next is the story. It is a perfect movie material which would surely enthral the audience if shot with perfect screenplay and direction. A story that would make you feel happy, sad, patriotic and above all spine-chilled.
By the way, Vishal Deshmukh was aka SHOT!!
April 6, 2017
The book looked a little big before I started, but then as soon as I dived in it was very hard to put down. It's a fast-paced, action-packed thriller. The author takes you through the innards of Mumbai city with beautifully described scenes. You are part of the action, almost. The plot is good and details are well researched. Most of all, it's a thoroughly enjoyable read. I would love to see more books from the author and even a movie based on this one!
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
April 6, 2017
This is a very well written book considering that it's a debut. The author has definitely researched a lot and it shows in the detailing and authenticity of the scenes. The pace is quite good and the story keeps moving interestingly. There is a little bit too much emotion to my liking but this can be ignored as the rest is pretty amazing.
Ajay, our hero, in trying to unravel the mystery of his brother's death, stumbles upon bigger and more dangerous things. The scenes in and around Mumbai are so well visualised that you can 'see' it.
Ajay, our hero, in trying to unravel the mystery of his brother's death, stumbles upon bigger and more dangerous things. The scenes in and around Mumbai are so well visualised that you can 'see' it.
April 11, 2017
I just completed reading Shot, Down….. Fantastic read…… plot was amazing and the unexpected turn of events keeps you on the edge .... Loved the writing style …….
April 15, 2017
By far one of the best Indian thrillers I've read.
April 29, 2017
This is one those books that you can stop reading once you start until you are done.Keeps you hooked till the very end.
May 3, 2017
Brilliant inception of the story, It's a full package of cyber, crime & thriller with the series of Intriguing events.
May 5, 2017
A very well written novel with brilliant twists and turns keeping you on the edge throughout. An amazing read
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