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Baptism by Fire: The Hunt for the Missing Island
Baptism by Fire is a collection of five investigative stories of an enterprising new-age detective duo – Samrat Sanyal and Aveek Gupta. Samrat is an ex-government sleuth turned private eye, while Aveek is cyber-security professional turned detective.
Set in different locales, our new age detective duo crack some complex and nerve-wracking cases. From being called upon to solve the disappearance of a labour leader in the tea gardens near Darjeeling to the mysterious death of a regular hiker in the Table Mountains of Cape Town, or searching for a missing island in the exotic Andaman and Nicobar, to investigating the murder of a management school student – they’ve done it all.
The Hunt for the Missing Island is set in the exotic Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the duo get a rare chance to search for a missing island along with a government agency. The search reveals a truth they never anticipated and gets them involved in solving a case of an attempted murder and a pearl smuggling gang.
Set in different locales, our new age detective duo crack some complex and nerve-wracking cases. From being called upon to solve the disappearance of a labour leader in the tea gardens near Darjeeling to the mysterious death of a regular hiker in the Table Mountains of Cape Town, or searching for a missing island in the exotic Andaman and Nicobar, to investigating the murder of a management school student – they’ve done it all.
The Hunt for the Missing Island is set in the exotic Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the duo get a rare chance to search for a missing island along with a government agency. The search reveals a truth they never anticipated and gets them involved in solving a case of an attempted murder and a pearl smuggling gang.
44 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2018
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About the author
Saumya Chaki
11 books2 followersGeologist by education, Information Management consultant by profession, dreamer by habit, writer by chance. His debut book 'A Journey Through 100 Years of Indian Cinema' is a rare quiz book on the centenary journey of Indian films.
His second book was 'Enterprise Information Management in Practice' published by Srpinger-Apress.
He made his debut in fiction with his 3rd book 'Baptism by Fire' published by Srishti Publishers now available at Amazon Kindle worldwide.
He is working on his first historical fiction set for release in mid 2019.
His second book was 'Enterprise Information Management in Practice' published by Srpinger-Apress.
He made his debut in fiction with his 3rd book 'Baptism by Fire' published by Srishti Publishers now available at Amazon Kindle worldwide.
He is working on his first historical fiction set for release in mid 2019.
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October 19, 2018
Book Title: Baptism by Fire: The Hunt for Missing Island ( Book 3 )
Author: Saumya Chaki
Format: Kindle
Book Title:
The title of the story is mysterious and as well exciting.
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is a colorful digitalized photograph of two young men in official wear and a revolver below explains that it is a thriller.
Plot:
The story is about two young men, Samrat Sanyal , an ex- CBI officer and Aveek Gupta, IT professional in security systems and cybercrime are long-term friends this time determine themselves to explore the three islands near Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that went missing after the Tsunami in 2004. With the help of the Government Agencies that look after the Oceans and its habitats, the duo explores, investigate, and restore the natural habitat that some peddlers and short-term criminals who once where fishermen tried ruining.
The story is an interesting read with altogether a different storyline but the topic of drugs being a constant substance of all the stories in the series.
What I like:
1. The fantastic plot
2. Many technical things explained that are actually implemented in reality by the Oceanography researches and investigators.
3. The interlinks between the offenders of the land and their activities
What I didn't like:
1. At places, explanation about food and places of food felt boring.
2. The concept of finding the lost island was dominated by the crimes featured in the story.
Characters:
All the characters are plotted well.
Narration:
An interesting narration is observed.
Language & Grammar:
A very simple language with easy grammar is found.
My Final Verdict: A different type of inquisitive story.
Book Title: 3/5
Book Cover: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Narration: 3/5
Language & Grammar: 3/5
Final Rating: 3/5
Author: Saumya Chaki
Format: Kindle
Book Title:
The title of the story is mysterious and as well exciting.
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is a colorful digitalized photograph of two young men in official wear and a revolver below explains that it is a thriller.
Plot:
The story is about two young men, Samrat Sanyal , an ex- CBI officer and Aveek Gupta, IT professional in security systems and cybercrime are long-term friends this time determine themselves to explore the three islands near Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that went missing after the Tsunami in 2004. With the help of the Government Agencies that look after the Oceans and its habitats, the duo explores, investigate, and restore the natural habitat that some peddlers and short-term criminals who once where fishermen tried ruining.
The story is an interesting read with altogether a different storyline but the topic of drugs being a constant substance of all the stories in the series.
What I like:
1. The fantastic plot
2. Many technical things explained that are actually implemented in reality by the Oceanography researches and investigators.
3. The interlinks between the offenders of the land and their activities
What I didn't like:
1. At places, explanation about food and places of food felt boring.
2. The concept of finding the lost island was dominated by the crimes featured in the story.
Characters:
All the characters are plotted well.
Narration:
An interesting narration is observed.
Language & Grammar:
A very simple language with easy grammar is found.
My Final Verdict: A different type of inquisitive story.
Book Title: 3/5
Book Cover: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Narration: 3/5
Language & Grammar: 3/5
Final Rating: 3/5
December 16, 2018
The Hunt for the missing island's story is as intriguing as the title seems. Its more like a treasure hunt. Samrat Sanyal and Aveek Gupta are in the mission to search those islands lost after a Tsunami. And finally they came with flying colours by restoring the natural habitat of those islands. So many technology related stuffs were highlighted thus, making the narration interesting. Pros apart, at few points, the narration seemed monotonous as the food habits and certain plsces are over explained. Even the crime scenes seemed to have been streched. Anyway, found it better than what's expected, thus, glad I am and looking forward to the twists and turns from the next sequel.
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