Author: Sumit Agarwal | Genre: Thrillers | Pages: 383
In 2016, I read ‘The Four Patriots’ by author Sumit Agarwal and I was swept away by the richness of language and novelty of idea that the book presented. When I came across his second book, I knew I was in for a page-turning ride. ‘War of Brotherhoods’ launched earlier this year, promises the same thrill, anxiety, and edge-of-the-seat experience and how!
The Review
‘War of Brotherhoods’ by Sumit Agarwal is an espionage thriller that will keep you at the edge of your seat until the very last page. The story revolves around Kabir, an Indian military intelligence officer, on a mission to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Malaysian aircraft MH470.
During another of his submarine expeditions in search for the plane’s debris, he catches a severe infection and is admitted to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur. But there’s someone who wants to stop Kabir’s pursuits. When a hired assassin and his men chase Kabir on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, a beautiful US secret service agent, Keira, comes to his rescue. Together, they uncover secrets and are drawn into a secret society’s mission that could change history; but not without threatening everything they hold dear.
The book’s writing is fast-paced, seamlessly blending action, suspense, and conspiracy elements. The characters are well-developed, each with their own motives and complexities. The plot is well-written, with a global intrigue to give a super thrilling novel that highlights patriotism and commitment to humanity. Of all the characters, Kabir comes close to being an ideal protagonist evoking every shade of authenticity, genuineness, care, and concern, that every human should strive to achieve for the world.
The lengthy narratives although essential are bit too detailed in places and tend to sway your focus from the central plot, at times. For instance, there’s the heavy dose of dialogues and descriptions and too verbose at that; bordering on redundancy, that could’ve been easily avoided. The mystery as and when it unfolds is quite mind-blowing and reasonably so. Packed with beautiful locations for settings and a protagonist worthy of famous action heros in movies and a subtle love twist thrown in, this book makes for a thrilling ride for any reader.
If you enjoy crime thrillers with unexpected twists and turns, this book is a great choice. While it may be a bit challenging to follow both timelines, the author quite shrewdly ends the story, leaving one wondering if religion truly is the reason behind world’s deadliest terror crimes and the ensuing horror and suffering unleashed upon humankind.
About the Author
Sumit Agarwal, MD, MLA Group of Industries, Kanpur was born in 1975. After completing his five year integrated course in Chemistry and a minor in management from IIT Kanpur, MBA-Marketing from NM Institute, he is now managing a group of chemical manufacturing industries in Kanpur (www.mlagroup.com )
A strong nationalist at heart, he is running an NGO, PRERNA (www.prernaa.org ), which is dedicated to the development of a stronger India. PRERNA is currently partnering management of 6 adopted government primary schools with an objective to facilitate best quality education in Government schools. He has been awarded by the Governer of UP for his contribution to primary education. He is also the founder of Kasauti, a consortium of NGOs to aid clean and answerable politics.
Through his first book “The Four Patriots” he aims to introduce and popularize a new genre- patriotic fiction, to encourage and inspire people to actively participate in the country’s development. Apart from the fact that the book is being published by Rupa Publishers, the leading publishing house in the country, the story has already been adopted for a movie by a leading production house.
He is also a music composer, lyricist, singer and writer. Over the last two years, he has composed many soulful songs based on relationships, patriotism and human emotions. Two of his songs have been aired on MTV Indies this year. His music videos can be viewed on his Youtube Channel, Sumit Agarwal,or on his website www.sumitagarwal.net.
An adept multi-tasker, he is also a speaker on topics related to nation building, work life balance and multi-tasking.
Have you read ‘War of Brotherhoods’? Do share your thoughts below.
P.S.: I received a review copy from the author, but the review remains unbiased.
