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Abyss

 Book:Abyss

Author: @authorsabarna 

Abyss is a full length play in two acts with an interval in between. It is essentially a racy crime thriller full of gritty suspense. Act one builds up slowly to result in a crescendo of conflicts between personalities and ideas finally to end with an unnatural death before the interval. Is it a suicide or a murder? Act two evolves through a series of incisive interrogations to unravel the truth, which is deeply disturbing and affecting. As the play unfolds into a very well crafted situational thriller, underneath is the debate about using land for agriculture or for industry, the ethics of a working author and the nexus of a modern state all wonderfully enmeshed into its storyline and the personal lives of its subtly etched out characters. The highpoints of the play are its central conflict between a mother and her daughter and its female sleuth ? Renuka.

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Right from the beginning, The story captures the attention of the readers. 

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The play "Abyss" by Sabarna Roy has two acts. It is a crime thriller/mystery, and since it is a play, it is told in its entirety by dialogues and stage placements.

In the Act I, the premise is set, the death takes place and suspects are accounted.

In Act II, through a series of conversational investigation, things come to light.

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The dialogues flow seamlessly. It is a tough job to write a play. The author has beautifully sketched different personalities with ease. 

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Language is lucid. Steady narration. Cover is mysterious and subtle. Appropriate title.

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The scenes and characters are also well penned and gave a detailed read. 

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The author's writing style as we saw in Etchings is rigid and not much engaging.

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I would surely suggest this book to everyone and particularly to thriller fans.


Overall, a good read.

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