Books to read

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RAPTOR RISING: The Duel Begins

Author: Anjali Joshi Publisher: Rupa Publications India Price: `295

This murder mystery revolves around an Alpha woman of beauty and incredible skills, who rakes in millions. She has turned murder into an art and puts a cop under the cross-hairs, little knowing that he too is a Raptor waiting to rise from the dark. The duel is on.

Name: The Break of Dawn Author: Khan Mahboob Tarzi

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Price: `399

The historical novel is set during the 1857 uprising against the British, has been translated by Prof. Ali Khan Mahmudabad. Originally published in Urdu under the title Aghaaz-e-Sahar, it is a thrilling page-turner and a reminder of a time when Indians of all classes and creeds came together to fight.

Name: The Braided River: A Journey Along the Brahmaputra Author: Samrat Choudhury Publisher: Harper Collins Price: `599

Journalist Samrat Choudhury sets out to follow the course of the Brahmaputra from the edge of Tibet, where it enters India, down to where it meets the Ganga at a spot which is the biggest red-light district in Bangladesh. Along the way, he meets several people. The tales of these encounters spice up the read.

Name: Through the Rotor Disc

Author: Sundaram Krishnamurthy and Sudha Krishna Publisher: Notion Press Price: `250

This book chronicles the journey of a few helicopter pilots and ground crew at the Air Force Station, Kumbhirgram, who helped change the course of the 1971 Bangladesh War and created history.