Afsha Shaikh

What you need sometimes is a thriller book and ‘13 minutes before midnight’ is the perfect evening read when the city goes down into its shining lights. Abhaidev’s novel unfolds a tantalizing blend of mystery, science fiction, and raw human emotion. his fast paced writing that makes you turn pages quickly to uncover the next part is what makes this book more interesting. Rehan Ahuja, our reluctant hero, grapples with a chilling paradox. The naked corpse that materializes before him -an eerie harbinger of doomplunges him into a vortex of suspicion. Abhaidev deftly manipulates our perceptions, weaving a web where Rehan’s innocence hangs in the balance. As readers, we question: Can a man haunted by his own past truly be the savior he aspires to be? His love for Shanaya Patel, initially fueled by curiosity, transforms into a desperate quest for salvation. Amidst this turmoil, an enigmatic portal gun beckons a gateway to alter destiny. But as Rehan grapples with ethical dilemmas, the killer's misogyny echoes across temporal boundaries. Shanaya's pain becomes ours, and Inspector Vivek's relentless pursuit adds pressure. In this cosmic dance of suspense, we confront our own fragility, yearning for redemption against the abyss. The Story includes a lots of deaths so the readers can be kept interested for along time creating mysteries of ‘whys’ and ‘hows’. The story is well-written pacing from start to finish that keeps the reader on their toes making them think what the title meant relating it to the plot line. Overall the Story is a great read for a quick break from the daily normalities of one's life.