Fiction Series

Part 3 As planned, Radha and Valli posing as representatives of a hair-care brand visited Mrs. Pandey, the next day. It did not take long for them to convince her into letting them into her house. “Since your hair is long, you can make it into many styles with this ...

Part 2 Radha shifted to her brother’s place. She needed company. She got the best company she could have – her sister-in-law and her 2 children. Radha and Valli were childhood friends and still retained their affection for each other, after so many years. One evening they were watching television, ...

Part 1 “I don’t know how the body came to be in my car. Believe me, Anna,” Radha Mahadevan was on the verge of tears. “I believe you sis. Tell me how you landed in the police station.” advocate Kartik Mahadevan asked consolingly, as they got into his car and ...

Part 4 Radha felt being slapped lightly and water being sprinkled on her face. She was sitting on a chair, half tied to it. The last thing that she remembered was being tied to it in a semi-conscious state by Vora after being offered some cold drink, which she had ...

Part 3        “Have you gone crazy, Radha?” Mr. Iyer, her editor shouted at her. “No, Sir, I think this is the only way of bringing out the truth.” “How can you judge that?” “I am no judge of anything. I go by my instincts.” As usual, after a bit of ...

Part 2 The second neighbor also banged her door on Radha’s face. As she dejectedly turned to the fourth and the last door on that floor, she spied a woman looking at her from the edge of the door. The moment she realized that Radha was looking at her she ...

Part 1 “Hi, Tasneema! Anything new?” Radha asked the girl sitting inside the telephone booth. “Not much,” Tasneema replied and lowered her voice after looking around discreetly, “other than a theft that took place day before yesterday in the Sea View Apartments. The latch was screwed open together with the ...

Part IV With Vipin training a gun on them, Radha tried to be brave. “You can’t get away with this,” Radha spoke up. “You will leave a witness behind.” “You think I am stupid like your boss. I will kill you first. I would leave a very interesting set up. ...

Part III “I tell you, inspector. I did not kill her.” Radha pleaded. She had been taken to the police station. Just then, Shyam entered the station. “What are you doing here?” Radha demanded. “I called him here,” Inspector Sinha admitted. “What have you gotten you into, Radha?” Shyam regretted. ...

Part II “Caroline? Murdered? Are you sure?” “Sure. It happened right in front of me. We were having dinner. Suddenly, she slumped forward and was dead.” “You were having the same food?” “Yes, but I did not have one item – dal. I have always considered it to be a ...