Murder at Daisy Apartments by Shabnam Minwalla. Published in 2021 by Speaking Tiger Books LLP, 4381/4, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002. Pp: 257. Price: Rs 399.
One does not realize that buildings sealed on account of Covid would be an ideal location for a murder. It is this very situation that Shabnam Minwalla (pictured) exploits in her novel Murder at Daisy Apartments. It is a thrilling read because one is aware from the very beginning that the murderer most likely is an occupant from this confined environment.
Minwalla skillfully sets her novel in the early days of the pandemic when buildings......