Unputdownable

It has been a while since I picked up a good fiction novel and Arthur Hailey's 'Detective' was the chosen one. It was probably one of my fastest reads in recent times. Unlike other 500+ page novels, where the author deliberately uses 'fillers' in between the main story, disrupting the flow, 'Detective' is a page-turner. Hailey's detailed descriptions of the modus operandi of the detective Malcolm Ainslie along with the other characters is comprehensive and not verbose. With the characters gradually appearing, the reader is always kept guessing of their importance. With the protagonists intertwined in their own relationships and with duty beckoning, the story moves at break-neck speed leaving no stone unturned. 'Detective' is a great start to the holiday season.

(P.S : If you ask if this book is worth a read, my nods could be confused with head-banging)