Review: "Stories of Revengeful Women"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 25, 2013
This book contains three stories of detectives drawn in by sirens.  Not blowing horns, but by dangerous, beautiful women as sirens of death. These stories take place in India, and are very entertaining and exciting.  The first story, "Femme Fatale" by C. Suresh, tells the story of Vikram "Vicky" Santosh, who has recently been selected to join the Indian Police Service.  He's celebrating at a bar, by himself, when he sees a very beautiful woman enter who chooses to sit beside him, introducing herself as Tanya. She invites him to her room. When he opens the door, he sees a dead man sprawled across the bed.  He's not ready to handle police matters yet, and somehow he feels he may be treated as a suspect himself.  This is a politically motivated high-action crime story.  Vicki and Tanya are very entertaining.The second story by Radha Sawana, "Bella Donna," begins with Detective Inspector Shardul Reham being awakened at 5 a.m. to report to an old dingy hotel where oil magnet Kant Mittal has been found dead.  There is no blood evidence, his eyes are bulging from their sockets, and his fists clenched tightly.  Forensic science is well documented in this story as the cause of death is discovered. Mittal is the third notable industrialist who has died this way.  Mittal's cell phone is located under which is a laminated photo of a very unusual moth, one identified as a "Death's-head Hawk" moth, historically an omen of death.  This is an outstanding mystery thriller which stimulates the reader's intense interest.  Very well written and edited.The last story written by Karthik L., "Bellary," is another very thrilling mystery.  However, in the beginning there are several Indian words which lacked definition for English readers.  The story does move on and draws one in to the deadly adventure of Intelligence Bureau Agent Jay who's assignment is to travel to Bellary, an old historic India city.  The previous agent sent here has been missing and Jay is worried that he, too, may wind up missing himself as he delves into the on-going case involving politics and mining competitors, which all lead to dishonesty ... and death.Each one of these stories involve beautiful women to which the different detectives feel they have become a magnet.  Very interesting stories which I enjoyed reading.