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Raman is a master storyteller who grips the reader from page one. What is the connection between the two disparate and parallel mysteries? Is there any, or is there not? Well, for that, the book needs to be read. He agrees to help and, based on clues, the trio, accompanied by the beauteous Vaishali (who uncannily resembles Chandra’s dead wife) and the passionate meteorologist Dr Das go to Bhutan. The influential Harshvardhan Dharma of the NGO Dharma Foundation (that steps in whenever the government is not able to cope with natural disasters) is their only hope. This strengthens the resolve of our intrepid lead characters, Chandra and Meenakshi, who seek help from government as well as non-government but powerful agencies to find their friend and the missing kids. However, Hassan, in his personal capacity, does lend a hand to his friends in solving the missing- children mystery but ends up goes missing himself! Intelligence departments are involved to get to the bottom of these events and find the baddies. Expert meteorologists suggest that the odd weather patterns (acid rain in Indore, burning winds in Salem) are abnormal and are probably caused by weather manipulation by humans. Much as he would like to help, Hassan is on an official mission to solve the mystery of fluke weather patterns across the country that are causing havoc, disease, deaths, and is therefore barred by his bosses to work on the missing kids’ case.

The duo snoop around on their own in order to find the missing kids, but eventually they have to enlist the help of their friend Hassan to find an answer to the disturbing incidents. Their search for this bright and curious kid reveals that other destitute kids too have vanished without a trace. Two years down the line, in Delhi, a street child from a school run by Chandra and Meenakshi goes missing. The flooding and tsunami-like gushing waters resulting from the unusual and unexpected storm remind one of the floods in Leh in 2010 where a year’s worth of rain fell in one night, leading to mudflows and carnage that the authorities and residents were totally unprepared to cope with. The story grips you from the first chapter on (a marker of a readable book), where the author deftly mixes fact and fiction to set the pace. Along with some new characters who play a pivotal role in this book, they join hands to get to the bottom of the sinister plot. But the trio from The Shadow Throne - journalist Chandrasekhar, history professor Meenakshi Pirzada, and intelligence officer Hassan - are smarter than you or I. Is there any link among these events? None whatsoever on the face of it. People, especially children, go missing without a trace in Delhi. And an enjoyable satisfying dive it was!įreak floods in the Karakoram ranges close to the Indo-Pak border. Since I have not read Aroon Raman’s previous books, I dived into this one with a sense of expectancy for the unknown. The main characters of The Shadow Throne join hands again to save the nation, and the world. India’s Robert Ludlum (or Dan Brown, if you will!) presents his new book, Skyfire.