A Perfect Murder and Other Short Stories by S.R. Nair

A compilation of short stories that plunge us into a different society and it shows us the good, the bad and the ugly side to it.

Genre: Short stories

Pages: 170 pages

Published August 17th 2016

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Synopsis:

A divorcee estranged from her father resorts to extreme measures; A newly-wed woman is brutally raped by her father-in-law and seeks justice; A charming young man plans to seduce a beautiful, blonde tourist; An orthodox Muslim man struggles to adjust to life in the United States. These are some of the tales in this book of captivating short stories.

My Thoughts

A compilation of short stories that plunge us into a different society and it shows us the good, the bad and the ugly side to it.

The narration reminded me of a storyteller gathering individuals around to listen, it also served to remove me from the stories a little. However, it did nothing to remove the grit from the stories and the raw quality to them.

There were some hard to swallow topics, sad and sweet ones, it really was a mixed bag of moods. Nair did a great job infusing cultutural aspects into the stories in a way that wasn’t dropping information and taking away from the story.