Unboxing video after receiving the author’s copies of my book ‘Diary, deceit, and Death’

The author’s copies of ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death’ arrived last evening. It feels surreal to hold the book, an outcome of my passion turned into a profession. Coincidentally, 7 years ago on the same day(13th Sep), I started my writing journey with the blog soniasmusings.com

An active blog, innumerable articles, a handful of research write-ups, and two Raya Ray adventures later, I can look back and say I’m glad I took the plunge.

While I was both excited and emotional looking at the set, the child behind the camera couldn’t wait for me to stop speaking because he had something to say about the book as well. So, don’t miss the ending for he has a message for all my readers.

The unboxing video

And I must mention Suhail from The Book Bakers for designing a gorgeous cover and finding one of the best publishing houses, Vishwakarma Publications for my book. Vishal Soni Sir and his team are a delight to work with.

And if you haven’t ordered the book yet, I think you should immediately click on the link below to get your copy of this past-paced thriller –

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Ruminating in the morning with my new book, ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death’

Ruminating in the morning with my favourite food and my current favourite book ( a little self love is always needed).

My favourite food and my  book

Have you ordered your copy yet?
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Readers sharing pictures after receiving my book ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death’

Last evening, a friend in Delhi shared the first snap of my book reaching her.

Late in the night, an avid reader shared the pictures on Instagram stories tagging me and mentioned how excited she was to receive the book.

This morning, a reader friend, who’s also an author himself, shared about receiving the book. He couldn’t stop racing about the gorgeous cover.

There’s no greater joy for an author than to see her books reach the hands of the readers. Thank you Juin, Dalbir, and Bookkida for sharing the snaps. Hope you enjoy reading it.

Have you ordered a copy of this thriller yet? Here’s the Amazon link for the same-

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Link to purchase Diary, Deceit and Death on Amazon India

The amazing cover of my latest release, ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death’ is by one of India’s best literary agencies, The Book Bakers. The book is published by Vishwakarma Publications.

The Book Cover created by The Book Bakers

You can order a copy of this fast paced thriller on Amazon from the link below –

Diary, Deceit, and Death is out on Amazon now

Do you like edge-of-the-seat thrillers?

Do cases solved by Poirot, Holmes, Feluda, and Byomkesh excite you?

Then I’ve got the perfect book for you.

‘Diary, Deceit, and Death’ is a thriller about greed, betrayal, and masked identities of two families spanning three generations in four cities over five decades.

Grab your copy from the link below 👇

https://www.amazon.in/dp/9395481862

My new book, ‘Diary, Deceit’, and Death is available on Amazon now

My book, Diary, Deceit, and Death, is out on Amazon now. It’s taken me a couple of years to bring out the second book in the Detective Raya Ray series. Today on Teacher’s Day, I dedicate this book to my first teachers – my late mother and my father, a retired professor.

Though the plan for the book launch in stores is on hold, you can order the book online and grab your copy. I hope you like reading it as much as I loved writing this thriller. Please let me know what you think  of the book.

https://www.amazon.in/dp/9395481862

The first copy of my second novel – Diary, Deceit, and Death (A Raya Ray adventure)

Receiving the first copy

There couldn’t have been a better month than August (Ma’s birthday month) to announce the second book in the Detective Raya Ray series – Diary, Deceit, and Death. I received the first copy last evening from my publisher Vishwakarma Publications for proofing.  The amazing cover is by The Book Baker, also my literary agent.

This is a thriller of greed, betrayal and masked identities of 2 families spanning 3 generations in 4 cities over 5 decades. Will Raya be able to race against time to deliver justice?

Well, that’s for you to find out once the book is released in the coming weeks. It would be available on Amazon, Flipkart, and in all  major bookstores across the country.

Now time for me to get back to give the finishing touch to this fast-paced Detective thriller.

Stay tuned for more updates.

Cover Reveal of my detective thriller -‘ Diary, Deceit and Death ‘

I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my second book in the Detective Raya Ray series.

Titled ‘DIARY, DECEIT & DEATH’, the story takes Raya into a sleepy, old town in Bengal full of palatial buildings, deadly secrets, and people one can never trust.

Caught in this deadly maze is Raya as she navigates through a case involving two families across three generations in four cities over five decades!

The cover is designed by The Book Bakers, a leading literary agency. Vishwakarma Publication, one of the country’s leading publishing houses, is publishing the book.

To learn more, pre-order this amazing book coming week onwards through Amazon India or Flipkart!

The last proofreading session before publishing

Diving into the last proofreading session for my upcoming novel in the Detective Raya Ray series before the manuscript goes for publishing. Launch expected between May end-mid June’24. Fingers crossed. Hope things go as per plan.

My room with a wonderful view

The official announcement of my upcoming book in the Detective Raya Ray series

A couple of years have passed since I released my debut thriller introducing Detective Raya Ray. While I started writing the next in the series soon after and was signed on by one of India’s leading literary agencies, The Book Bakers, I wanted to create a puzzle to challenge Raya and also the reader’s crime-solving skills. Dissatisfied with two manuscripts, I decided to move away from the book and enrolled for my third master’s, MFA in creative writing, in Nov 2019. Post-completion of the course, I had a fresh perspective of looking at a new Raya Ray story.

With Suhail from The Book Bakers

‘Diary, Deceit, and Death – Raya Ray Returns’ took shape in the form of a manuscript, which The Book Bakers successfully placed to one of the country’s top publishers Vishwakarma Publications.

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