Book Review 98: Faith and the Beloved by Kochery C. Shibu.
Kochery C. Shibu's latest novel, Faith and the Beloved, is a suspenseful and gripping crime thriller. The book delves deep into the various themes of love, lust, betrayal, intrigue, and revenge. The plot is intricately woven and quite terrifying and tense at times. In the novel, there are two storylines that run parallelly, but are connected. Naithy Cherokil, a rich and successful businesswoman marries the young and handsome model Tony D’Souza after the death of her husband. Prem is a Kalari exponent and brilliant student who is very close to his brother Arun. Things go awry when Arun gets killed under mysterious circumstances. Alice Cherokil is a smart and intelligent eighteen-year-old, whose life takes a turn when her mother gets hospitalised and is in a coma. She kills her stepfather and is on the run. The lives of the characters are inextricably intertwined by a single thread. The author introduces a lot of characters throughout the book. Also, there is an abundance of info