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Buy from Amazon.in Buy from Amazon.com Title:  Engadine Aerie (Hardy Durkin Travel Mystery Book 5) Author: Bluette Matthey Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Murder, Crime Pages: 208 Publisher: Blue Shutter Publishing Rating: 4/5 Engadine Aerie  by Bluette Matthey is the fifth book in the Hardy Durkin travel mystery series. The book is a standalone, thus reading of previous ones in the series isn't necessary. Travel and mystery are two words that I'm terribly fond of, so needless to say, I was engaged throughout. Set in the beautiful Engadine valley of Switzerland, the annual ski marathon has gathered enthusiasts from all over the world. The protagonist, Hardy Durkin, is a ski tour operator  who has arrived at St. Moritz to help his friend start up her ski tour business. He is immediately attracted to the middle eastern skier from the group, Maryam, who is t he wife of an Abu Dhabi elite. W hen Durkin and Maryam find a body buried in the snow, lit...

Download this book from Juggernaut here Title:  Ice : A Farooq Reshi Investigation Author: Praveen Swami Genre: Fiction, Short Stories, Crime Rating: 3.5/5 Ice by Praveen Swami was sent to me by Juggernaut . It is one of their December 2016 releases. The author is an expert on Islamic terrorism and a senior editor at the Indian Express. The book is set in the Kargil mountains where Superintendent Farooq Reshi is stationed. Two bodies are found in a cave in the mountains and, as is the case with every murder in the valley, the needle points towards the Lashkar terrorists. But when Farooq tries to get to the bottom of the case, he stumbles on something that reveals a lot more. The book is a very short read, all of 63 pages. The narrative is casual, to the point and blunt. The author has bared the simple, stark reality of the beautiful but disturbed valley. He, candidly, explains the life of the locals, their mentality and also of the army personnel...