ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM by Suraj Laxminarayanan

Writer: Suraj’s love for crime and mystery thrillers can easily be identified by the quality of work he has put in his debut novel and yes, this book is mammoth. This book is well contrived and convoluted with diligence. Minute details were left by the writer all along the story and at the end beautifully ties all the loose ends. Suraj has been eloquent in story telling and gradually the story edifices to a grandeur prospect. Characters are well contrived and are persuasive, even the characters used for infinitesimal part justifies their role in the story. The background of the characters makes the story more prominent. The array of vivid characters is intricate yet they all fit in exemplary well. Suraj’s storytelling is supple and narration is realistic. I fell in love with the book right from the first chapter where a busy Chennai Street was depicted and Nari carried out his heist with ease. It requires some mantle to write a 598 page describing events on the course of 4 days but primarily focuses on a single day of robbery. The detailing is similar to that of Dan Brown and Suraj needs to be credited. I was intrigued by this book because of detailing plot twists and characterization. This book can easily be made into a movie or serial. Elephants in the room is quintessential work.

Story: A group of naïve teen age boys plan a bank robbery to come out of there woes, every one citing their own problems and their association with the bank some way or the other. These guys are broke famished and ill equipped yet they had a plan that could work. In order to make their plan work they planned small heist and theft to gather resources to complete their job. The day finally arrived and they headed to the bank to complete the job where they were confronted by an adversary gang different in their approach well equipped and seems a better plan but the timing being same. To there surprise the scene got weirder and complicated with introduction of a terrorist group ready to take the entire bank hostage and make illicit demands to the government and strike with a sinister plan in mind. The odds favor different gangs with plot changes and a truce between two gangs make it more interesting. The book takes its reader to and thrilling narration of events, Elephants in the room is an interesting and captivating read.

Kudos to Suraj for good work, 5/5 deserving stars. Only the cover could have been for appealing