Enemy in the Ranks

by Varinder Taprial

A warship sinks during peacetime. Everyone presumes it to be an accident. Lieutenant Commander Rajen, the Weapons Officer, suspects otherwise. But when he puts forth his theory of sabotage, he is ridiculed and accused of negligence and unprofessionalism. Now he must prove his point lest his reputation is tarred forever.

In his quest to establish his innocence, he stumbles across a sinister plot of systematic sabotage of strategic naval assets. The saboteurs are ready to execute the biggest attack ever. Rajen is racing against time.

Can he expose the Enemy in the Ranks?

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Abhishek · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent thriller dealing with the topic of sabotage of naval assets of the country and the infiltration of the security systems of the country by terrorist organizations. The story deals with a Navy man, Rajen, who is all set to be falsely implicated for an accident that results in sinking of a warship. His quest for justice leads him to discover a sinister plan to destroy one of the most crucial naval asset of the country. He has to face various problems within the system in order to convince the authorities that the accident was not his fault but a part of a systematic sabotage. After various interesting twists and turns, Rajen and his mates help to avert a disaster that nobody had planned for and something which would have embarrassed the Navy more than the loss of any equipment.
Coming in the backdrop of various mishaps involving naval equipment, one hopes that this book is a work of fiction as claimed by the author and not a voice prophesying doom. The author has mentioned various fallacies in the naval system and has clarified that these are the product of his imagination, but one wonders whether these events have taken inspiration in some form from reality, which the author must have been exposed to. Being a Navy man himself, the author is able to give a realistic touch to the plot. It gets a bit technical at some points, but this can be digested.
The downside of this book is that it needs a small dose of editing and better typesetting. Once this is done, you have a bestseller in your hands.

[Varinder Taprial · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is the first time an Indian writer is attempting a fiction novel in this Genre. It is fast action packed book , that one wouldn't feel like putting down. Racy and pacy. Easy read and totally different from the stuff coming out of the Indian publishing Industry.