Official Review: Prey on the Prowl by BS Murthy

V_bansal2912 · Post by **V_bansal2912** » 18 May 2016, 03:47

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Prey on the Prowl" by BS Murthy.]

3 out of 4 stars

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The Prey on the Prowl by B.S. Murthy is a typical suspense thriller novel which is based in the beautiful Indian city of Hyderabad. It is a story about a detective Dhruva who is looking for solving multiple murders. The story starts when Kavya, Ranjit’s wife gets kidnapped and he comes to detective Dhruva for help. Will detective Dhruva be able to solve the mystery? Will he be able to bring back Kavya and that too unhurt?

The story goes beyond Kavya’s kidnapping and involves multiple murders, including her husband Ranjit’s. Who can kill Ranjit? Will Detective Dhruva be able to identify the real killer? The book goes through many ups and downs and keeps you constantly on edge.

The main problem with the book itself was, that the characters drawn were a bit two-dimensional. There are some characters who were actually quite interesting, but the way they have been written made them quite not so relatable. In fact, the writing throughout the book seemed static. The author has explained a sex scene as passionately as a normal dialogue between two characters, because of which, the suspense scenes were not nearly as thrilling as they can be.

The pace of the book is quite fast. The story moves very quickly from one plot to another. The language and writing style used by the author is quite flat to say the least, it took a lot of my effort to stay focused to the plot. I was half of the time lost in the language, trying to understand what the author is trying to say than what the story is, which was very distracting and frustrating. I like to get completely lost in the characters and the story but it became difficult to relate to or get attached to any of the characters.

Once you get past the writing, the story in itself is very enticing. The story goes around various characters and how they are interconnected. The plot is as such amazing and the ending is unexpected to say the least. Overall, I would give The Prey on the Prowl a 3 out of 4 stars . It was a good and entertaining novel, but it needed a bit more of a bang to stand out in the suspense and thriller genre which is full of similar novels. I would recommend this book to those who love a fast read and do not want to go in depth with the characters.

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Lumos_tanu · Post by **Lumos_tanu** » 21 May 2016, 07:42

Hey that is a very honest and clever review. Coz i now know what the thriller is going to be like without giving out too much!

kimmyschemy06 · Post by **kimmyschemy06** » 23 May 2016, 04:35

Sounds like an interesting book. I like fast-paced stories. Too bad, though, about the writing. Good job on the review.

V_bansal2912 · Post by **V_bansal2912** » 24 May 2016, 01:19

Thank You Lumos_tanu for your supporting words.

-- 24 May 2016, 11:50 --

Thank you Kimmyschemy06. Maybe you should give this book a try. The plot is surely a good one.