Abhirup Dhar

Abhirup Dhar was born in Kolkata and has lived in various cities and towns. A banker by profession, he is passionate about writing and has been doing so ever since he was a child. He also has a keen interest in movies and reviewed them for certain portals after which he got his first book out, initially penned for the sheer joy of it – ‘Once Again… With Love!’, a quirky take on modern-day relationships. He believes the best stories are always the ones simply written from the heart and for the heart! He then celebrated storytelling in his next outing with ‘Stories Are Magical’ and readers had a fun, relaxing read again. Abhirup then delved into horror with ‘Hold That Breath!’, focused to tell different kinds of stories and the response was fantastic too. It went on to top the Amazon bestseller charts for months since the very first day of its release and was among its Best Reads. Recipient of various awards and honor for his notable works, one of his upcoming books has already been acquired by a reputable production house for screen adaptation. All his other works are also being represented and considered for the same. He currently lives in Mumbai. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

Let see whats amazon have to say about it?

1990. Darjeeling. Young married couple, Nihith and Jemisha comes to live in Belvoirbrooke Tea Estate, founded in 1865, amidst the snow-capped mountains, lush greenery and magnificent rolling countryside. Very soon they realize the place is haunted and Jemisha might be on the brink of either losing her sanity or giving in to the rules of the urban legend. Enter Chitin Barman, a paranormal investigator and clairvoyant psychic to their rescue. Is he? Can he? Some genres are best left without spilling the beans. Find out more about the spine-chilling haunting from the author of Amazon bestselling book ‘Hold That Breath’ and master storyteller of ‘Stories Are Magical’ and ‘Once Again… With Love!’...

Have a sip of piping hot tea and welcome to ‘The Belvoirbrooke Haunting’ - A Ghost Story in Darjeeling. Brrr! Is it cold already?

Product details

ASIN : B08JZC3MSR
Publisher : Redgrab Books pvt ltd (23 September 2020)
Language : English
File size : 707 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 92 pages
Best Sellers Rank: #30,496 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#287 in Horror (Kindle Store)

Now the review:

The story starts with the death of a writer Akash Ganguly who writes ghost stories but does not believe in it. Then a couple is shifting back to Darjeeling in the same bungalow where the incident has been placed. The time 3-3:15 is considered to be the scariest time from the whole day. The wife Jemisha started feeling something unusual happening in the house with all the sounds she got to hear made her scary. In order to make the wife feel good, the husband Mr. Nihith tries every way and is even called a paranormal investigator. But there is something strange in Mr. Chitin, the investigator, as a twisting thing happened at this part of the story. Will Jemisha be able to find peace with the strange activities happening in her house? Who is the real devil in the house? Will the exorcism be completed? Will they be able to live by the end?

A short book which can be read with one go. The narration and the language used is quite good. But I didn't find the whole story quite interesting until the end in which I was actually taken aback. The elements of suspense are used a good amount with revelation of many things sarcastically. The cover is quite apt with light in a room and a girl probably captured inside it. The title is also apt and would recommend this book even to starters.

By the last few chapters, I felt the author was rushing through the story, because of which there were a lot of voids in the scenes. After reading those portions multiple times, I failed to figure out the reasons and explanations behind whatever was happening at that moment.

I may recommend it to only those who are new in the world of horror. It's a quick read, no doubt about that but the story as a whole had a lot of scope to be better.