Inside Nepal/The Walk-In

by Amar Bhushan

In Inside Nepal, Jeevnathan, head of the Eastern Service Bureau (ESB) of India's external intelligence agency, has been charged by the Agency's headquarters with overseeing the closure of the Bureau. In the shadowy world of intelligence operations, the line between right and wrong, good and bad can often become blurred. Presented with the opportunity to redeem the Bureau, Jeevnathan launches a series of audacious operations aimed at securing India's interests vis-a-vis Nepal. In The Walk-In, Jeevnathan, head of the Dhaka unit of India's external intelligence agency, is taken completely by surprise when a young man walks boldly into his office and declares his intention of serving as a source for Jeevnathan. Espionage is a risky business and sources are recruited with great care to minimize the risk of exposure. Is he a mole? Yet he never pushs Jeevnathan for sensitive information. Is he in it for the money? Yet he has never demanded any. So who and what is he, and why was he so keen on helping Jeevnathan? Soon to be a major motion picture by Vishal Bhardwaj, this double-bill of pacey thrillers highlighting the exploits of India's intelligence agency will have your pulse racing.

209 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 10, 2019

About the author

Amar Bhushan served as Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat before he retired in 2005. There was never a dull moment in his career that spanned nearly four decades and engaged him in various shades of policing, investigation and intelligence.

However, due to his compulsive habit of dissenting, his passion to experiment with new and bold ideas, his penchant for rallying behind lost causes and his intense dislike for stereotypes, he always remained an outsider in his profession. He now lives in Jasidih, a sleepy village in the state of Jharkhand

Reviews

[Maulik Maharjan · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Could have been much much better"

For someone who enjoyed the fiction works by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, this book rather seemed dull and typical bollywood-esque script. As I am writing this review, I am still trying my best to find out the lights over the shadows.

The idea of two different stories upside-down and front-back cover pages looked fascinating but with turn of pages, there were constant wishes hoping that the story development gets better but alas, all wishes gone in vain.

[Bindesh Dahal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has its own shrtcomings but a good one, nonetheless.

[Janak]

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