Hope the venture of Indian writers into the genre crime fiction which is considered to be one among the least popular genre according to the Indian literature. This novel can be said as the first trail of Chetan Bhagat to think out of the high school romance and take up a new genre with his old ideologies. As mentioned before it explicitly shows his trail as the shade of his other books can be felt in some parts of 'The girl in room 105'. The plot is good and it clearly explains the rigid religious beliefs which still exist in the Indian subcontinent. Bhagat didn't fail to screen the cultural differences here though it doesn't matter more, it reminds the reader about his '2 states'.
To be clear about the plot, Keshav, a JEE teacher who has a cultural background in an orthodox Hindu family where his father is a member of a religious organization. He falls is in love with a Kashmiri Muslim girl Zara when he pursues his studies in IIT. Though he broke up his relationship with Zara he remains sick of his failed relationship. After a long pause he receives a call from Zara on her birthday. The mild but steady heat of this novel can be felt from the moment he gets into her room. The remaining pages of this book narrates about the murderer and the mystery in the death of Zara. Out of some flaws it is evident that the plot made this novel to be on the hot seat for a little long term. A crime thriller in a simple yet hilarious narrative.