'Akaash, where are you?'
Saira is thrilled about getting her own phone. What she's not so thrilled about is that most of the messages that arrive on it are for somebody called Akaash. As the messages get stranger, Saira's irritation gives way to curiosity. Who is Akaash? How has he disappeared so entirely that even his friends and family don't know where he is? Is he connected with the horrors that the police have unearthed in a fancy Mumbai building?
Saira and her friends decide to play detective. But the light-hearted adventure soon turns dark and sinister. Someone is watching their every move. Someone thinks Saira knows much more than she does. Someone has killed once and is willing to kill again. Curiosity killed the cat. Will it kill Saira?
Praise for Saira Zariwala is Afraid
‰Û÷Can‰۪t help but root for Saira, a heroine who rises to theoccasion even as she is pitchforked into a most unexpected and scary adventure.Murder and mayhem, friendships and fights ... this is a can‰۪t-put-it-downbook!‰۪‰ÛÓRAVI SUBRAMANIAN, bestselling mystery and crime writer
‰Û÷Shabnam is a master at the silent sinister that creeps uponto you till you are glancing over your shoulder but you can't stop reading.Dive in if you dare ‰Û?‰۪‰ÛÓPARO ANAND, award-winning children‰۪s author
‰Û÷It made me smile, it chilled my spine, it kept me guessing‰ÛÒ Shabnam strikes a fine balance between humour, horror and mystery in thiswonderful book. You get an intimate sense of Mumbai and the characters whoinhabit the city, you root for Saira, the funny, nerdy narrator, as she fightsinner demons and outer villains. And you just might develop a lifelong terrorof dolls.‰۪‰ÛÓANUSHKA RAVISHANKAR, award-winning children‰۪s author
‰Û÷A suspenseful, fast-paced and fun read with a dash ofBollywood tadka set in the heart of Mumbai! What‰۪s not to love about thisbook.‰۪‰ÛÓRUCHITA DAR SHAH, founder, First Moms Club
