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Book Review: Murderous Greed by Arun Nair

Murderous Greed by Arun Nair is a light crime thriller. Though the novel claims inspector Satyajit as a protagonist, however couple of more characters seem in the rush of center and snatch away much share of the limelight. Satyajit is posted in Avadi, Chennai. He has good track record of diminishing crime wherever he had been posted. Well, in Avadi, one early morning back-to-back two crimes jolt him and he is sheer determined to find out the reason behind the crimes. He isn’t greedy for promotion but solving cases is something that he considers as his duty above anything else.


In the first scene, an old lady has been robbed off by a biker who not only runs away by snatching her precious necklace but also pushes her so hard forward that she dies colliding with a lamp post. Soon after, a businessman called Karthik has been shot in his car by bikers and the only witness to the crime was his female colleague Dhristi, who happens to be with him that time. She informs the police control room after some time, not immediately.

Satyajit and two of his juniors Yojith and Jude get into the case. They begin working on the evidences by interrogating people and collecting camera footage. In the case of Karthik’s murder, the prime accused is a rival, notorious businessman Sriram. Well, the things that look clear aren’t the culprits as a rule of thumb in the crime thrillers and those who look well-wishers turn out to be villains. Satyajit suspects Dhristi as a killer but soon he develops a soft corner for her. And she takes the advantage of this.

Satyajit and his team wander here and there but nothing of substantial value surfaces. Finally, it is the past of Dhristi that gives edges to the story and things become clear. Well, both the crimes have something to do with her past. Both of the crimes have been committed by her and surprisingly her partner in crime was none other than Yojith, the junior of Satyajit. By the time Satyajit can react on this or catch them, they are out of India with new identities. Clearly, Satyajit could not catch them. This makes the story one-sided. According to the plot, it could have been lengthy and could have put various elements into it. All in all, the attempt was good but one has to be well-read of crime thrillers to pen down one like an expert. On a plus side, the language of the book is good, it is a racy read.
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