THE PLOT IN BRIEF-
The city of Mumbai goes past, cold, impersonal, self-absorbed. A killer waits in the shadows, anticipating his prey. Mia Santos is a successful author, feminist and Chief Editor of the Mumbai chapter an international feminist magazine. Someone is raping and killing the women she works with, one by one, and carving out the initials A.B onto their foreheads. The media gives him the moniker ‘The Alphabet Killer’ Mia’s getting taunted and tormented by someone who claims to be the killer. She’s the only one who knows what the initials mean, and the killer’s end game. The same is suspected by CID Inspector Damien De Silva, who’s investigating the killings. Even as he tries to work with Mia, he starts getting attached to her. What is that horrible past which Mia’s worked so hard to bury? Why is the killer so adamant to unravel this past? Will Mia reciprocate Damien’s feelings? Will they be able to work together and find the killer before he executes his horrifying climax?
THE TITLE-
The title is very much appropriate and relevant to the plot. Not only because the murderer’s initial is AB but the word has alphabet made the title more interesting and thrilling. The word alphabet has a metaphorical meaning behind its real one. A series of crime continues one after another and alphabet is the perfect word to describe the projection of this scene. This is how space begins, with words only, signs traced on the blank page. To describe space: to name it, to trace it, like those portolano-makers who saturated the coastlines with the names of harbours, the names of capes, the names of inlets, until in the end the land was only separated from the sea by a continuous ribbon of text. Is the aleph that places in Borges from which the entire world is visible simultaneously, anything other than an alphabet?
REVIEW OF THE BOOK-
Though the book looks like a crime thriller from a distant view, it has a tinge of violence along with women empowerment in it. The amalgamation of murder and past along with break up makes the theme more intense and interesting. Each letter of the alphabet is a steadfast loyal soldier in a great army of words, sentences, paragraphs, and stories. One letter falls, and the entire language falters. Sexual abuse also plays the vital plot in the story and we see that Mia Santos, a female character acts as a protagonist.
“Dialogues must appear as natural as if coming from effortless writing. It must not sweat. Your beloved readers must not sweat. But here am I, literally sweating, because my characters are literally talking dirty in a steamy sweaty and bloody scene.” Believe me, the conversation and the dialogues portrayed in the story gave me a spine chilling experience.
The characterization is very well and perfectly demonstrated. Each and every one played their part very well especially in the climax scenes.
The plot gives us a strong feeling about sexual abuses and harassments which women faces. It is not a single crime when a child is photographed while sexually assaulted (raped.) It is a life time crime that should have life time punishments attached to it. If the surviving child is, more often than not, going to suffer for life for the crime(s) committed against them, shouldn’t the paedophiles suffer just as long? If it often takes decades for survivors to come to terms with exactly how much damage was caused to them, why are there time limits for prosecution?
Read this wonderful mind blowing thriller by Ms.Sharma which brings out a beautiful message apart from the main thrilling mystery at
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But why does it matter what we call it, as long as there is concerted action to respond to and prevent such crimes? It matters because if we really want to fix something that is broken, if we want to heal these fractures in our society, then we need to understand their causes. If we do not, then we will forever continue to place giant sticking plasters over the wounds left by this violence, trying to bandage over losses that can never be replaced. As long as this violence continues, it is obviously the case that we do have to address the symptoms, but my argument is that we must also address the causes if we want a long-term reduction or even, perhaps, the eventual eradication of male violence against women
Self respect by definition is a confidence and pride in knowing that your behaviour is both honourable and dignified. When you harass or vilify someone, you not only disrespect them, but yourself also. Street harassment, sexual violence, sexual harassment, gender-based violence and racism, are all acts committed by a person who in fact has no self respect. -Respect yourself by respecting others.
YOU SHOULD READ THIS BECAUSE-
THE MULTI-PLOTTED STORY
THE ALPHABET FACTOR
THE CHARECTERIZATION OF MIA AND DAMIEN ALONG WITH THE ‘ALPHABET KILLER’.
Drawbacks (believe me, the negative points are negligible if you compare to the positive aspects)
The climax could have been a bit better.
Takeaways:
The beautiful cover and the blurb.
The women empowerment and the upholding of the women rights brought about by the story.
RATINGS-
Overall I would like to rate the book 42 on a scale of 50.
4 stars out of 5
Originality of the plot and sub plots- 9/10
Net emotions in the story- 8/10
Usage of words and phrases-8/10
The title, cover and the illustration-8/10
The net impact on the readers- 9/10
Overall, it’s worth reading.
After all…
This journey will definitely make you thrill(
KUDOS TO PRACHI SHARMA- It was really a beautiful plot.
Reviewed by-
Sayan Basak
Kolkata
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The city of Mumbai goes past, cold, impersonal, self-absorbed. A killer waits in the shadows, anticipating his prey.
Mia Santos is a successful author, feminist and Chief Editor of the Mumbai chapter an international feminist magazine. Someone is raping and killing the women she works with, one by one, and carving out the initials A.B onto their foreheads.
The media gives him the moniker 'The Alphabet Killer' Mia's getting taunted and tormented by someone who claims to be the killer. She's the only one who knows what the initials mean, and the killer's end game. The same is suspected by CID Inspector Damien De Silva, who's investigating the killings.
Even as he tries to work with Mia, he starts getting attached to her. What is that horrible past which Mia's worked so hard to bury? Why is the killer so adamant to unravel this past? Will Mia reciprocate Damien's feelings?
Will they be able to work together and find the killer before he executes his horrifying climax?
Mia Santos is a successful author, feminist and Chief Editor of the Mumbai chapter an international feminist magazine. Someone is raping and killing the women she works with, one by one, and carving out the initials A.B onto their foreheads.
The media gives him the moniker 'The Alphabet Killer' Mia's getting taunted and tormented by someone who claims to be the killer. She's the only one who knows what the initials mean, and the killer's end game. The same is suspected by CID Inspector Damien De Silva, who's investigating the killings.
Even as he tries to work with Mia, he starts getting attached to her. What is that horrible past which Mia's worked so hard to bury? Why is the killer so adamant to unravel this past? Will Mia reciprocate Damien's feelings?
Will they be able to work together and find the killer before he executes his horrifying climax?
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date16 March 2017
- File size1717 KB
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- ASIN : B06XPGYRX2
- Publisher : Half Baked Beans (16 March 2017)
- Language : English
- File size : 1717 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 161 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent read...kept me hooked till the end!
Reviewed in India on 21 June 2021
Reviewed in India on 21 June 2021
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Mia Santos is a fiercely independent woman who has helped numerous women from the clutches of abusive marriages, sex traffickers and sexual offenders. She is respected and equally feared for her strong opinions and actions. Some one out there, howvever, is not pleased with Mia. And he finds a gruesome way to express his displeasure. He starts raping and killing women close to Mia. The police are perplexed by the killer's methods and his obsession with the letter A.B. As the alphabet killer dares cops to nab him, Mia is shattered and baffled.
The book is a page-turner, just like a murder mystery should be. The characters are well defined and justify their importance in the story. There are enough twists to keep the reader intrigued. The writing is superb and lets you glide through the story. The climax where the connection between Mia and the killer is revealed is also interesting. In all, an interesting read if you like murder mysteries.
The book is a page-turner, just like a murder mystery should be. The characters are well defined and justify their importance in the story. There are enough twists to keep the reader intrigued. The writing is superb and lets you glide through the story. The climax where the connection between Mia and the killer is revealed is also interesting. In all, an interesting read if you like murder mysteries.
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 18 April 2017
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A fast-paced and gripping crime thriller which hooked me right from the word go. I liked that the author kept the number of characters limited and developed them well. The editing is good and the pace did not slacken even once. Also, such stories tend to have plot loopholes but this one didn't have any which was a huge plus. Only thing is the titles of the chapters sometimes gave away what was to happen and that was a bit disappointing. Also, I felt the end was slightly underwhelming probably because the confrontation at the end between the protagonist and the antagonist was a bit contrived. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable read.
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 June 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent read...kept me hooked till the end!
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 June 2021
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 June 2021
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 20 February 2017
The Alphabet Killer is a very good attempt by the author. The story is a crime thriller. I was on to the book with great expectation and the book had lived up to it. I must say honestly that I was expecting some turn around in the end when the suspense was revealed because if you pay proper attention to the story, you might end up getting the answer well before the story got concluded.
Mia Santos, the protagonist heads The Feminist. She had a break up with her boy friend who owned the company. One fine day, Mia gets a threatening call asking her to confess about her past. When she turns deaf ear, she starts losing her colleagues one by one by way of brutal murders.
Mia seeks the help of her friend Jolene who knew about her past and in the meanwhile Damien De Silva, CID Senior Inspector comes into the picture to investigate the case. At one point, some vital clues were found.
Did it lead to the capture of the murderer? If yes, who was the murderer and what was so secret about Mia's past? Read the book to find out more
Mia Santos, the protagonist heads The Feminist. She had a break up with her boy friend who owned the company. One fine day, Mia gets a threatening call asking her to confess about her past. When she turns deaf ear, she starts losing her colleagues one by one by way of brutal murders.
Mia seeks the help of her friend Jolene who knew about her past and in the meanwhile Damien De Silva, CID Senior Inspector comes into the picture to investigate the case. At one point, some vital clues were found.
Did it lead to the capture of the murderer? If yes, who was the murderer and what was so secret about Mia's past? Read the book to find out more
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 20 October 2017
Phew! What a read!
The Alphabet Killer by Prachi Percy Sharma is a fast paced thriller with one heck of a female protagonist, Mia Santos! She is not just likable but also realistic and super-brave!
Who doesn't like to read the story of an honest and multi-faceted protagonist in her own voice?
And Damien's character was well-etched too! I especially liked the parts where he shows his concern for Mia; he comes across as a gem!
The dark chapters were quite creepy too: just as the author possibly wished them to be!
I would love to read more stories featuring these protagonists for sure!
And surely, would love to know more about how they think too... their emotions even more descriptive, more vividly expressed!
God bless you Prachi Percy Sharma! Keep writing!
I am so proud of you... having seen your writing mature over the years in no ordinary way!
The Alphabet Killer by Prachi Percy Sharma is a fast paced thriller with one heck of a female protagonist, Mia Santos! She is not just likable but also realistic and super-brave!
Who doesn't like to read the story of an honest and multi-faceted protagonist in her own voice?
And Damien's character was well-etched too! I especially liked the parts where he shows his concern for Mia; he comes across as a gem!
The dark chapters were quite creepy too: just as the author possibly wished them to be!
I would love to read more stories featuring these protagonists for sure!
And surely, would love to know more about how they think too... their emotions even more descriptive, more vividly expressed!
God bless you Prachi Percy Sharma! Keep writing!
I am so proud of you... having seen your writing mature over the years in no ordinary way!
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Great new mystery writer!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 17 April 2017Verified Purchase
Just finished reading The Alphabet Killer and have to say I loved it!. Sharma's writing is descriptive yet succinct and draws you in from the first sentence to the last. The novel is suspenseful and gripping. The jewel in the crown of the story is Mia Santos, the novel's protagonist. A strong, independent woman who is not cowed by the killer's taunting and brutality. A thoroughly enjoyable read! Looking forward to many more!