PICK OF THE WEEK

A WILL TO KILL

by RV Raman, Pushkin Vertigo, £8.99, ebook £5.83 Fans of the film Knives Out and Agatha Christie novels will love A Will To Kill. It’s got all the hallmarks of a classic murder mystery: an ageing millionaire in a remote, haunted mansion, cut off from the world by a landslide, leaving him with his friends and family – many of whom seem to have ulterior motives against him. It’s a good thing an investigator is visiting for the weekend, because there is soon a murder to solve. But who did the deed?

The mystery genre tends to be dominated by white writers, so it’s refreshing to read an Indian version – and an extremely fun one at that. It’s camp, dramatic, a bit silly and has plenty of twists and turns.