Orka Kaerasta

  

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• by Ashfaq Ahmad  (Author)
• Book: Orka Kaerasta
• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Gradias Publishing House
• Language: Hindi
• ISBN-13:  978-81-985336-1-6
• Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 1.5 cm

This is the fourth novel in the series "#Crime Fiction with David Francis." Although "Dedh Sayani," which is number ten, was published first, and five novels in the series have been published so far, "Orka Kerasta" is the fourth installment in the process of developing the current David, who feels he has now fully matured and become a masterpiece that embodies a bit of detective characters from around the world.

As mentioned earlier, David is a young man of mixed race—his father was from Iceland and his mother came from a Maharashtrian family in Mumbai. He was so fascinated by fictional detective characters from childhood that he would read such books and watch such films even in the era of cable and mobile phones. He wanted to embody such characters written in India and other parts of the world, and to do so, he received all the proper training required for such a detective during his studies.

Yet, this wasn't his only passion... He was also a staunch nature lover and traveler. He wanted to see every inch of the world in this one lifetime. His aesthetic sense was so strong that he could find beauty even in the worst conditions. He believed that something bad or rubbish could be human-made. If nature created something, it was incomparable—one just needed the eyes to see its beauty.

His third passion was girls—he had no qualms about calling himself the world's greatest pervert. He wished to experience every woman, every race, found in every part of the world, in this one lifetime—a woman who wasn't his mother's age, or who didn't fit the mold of a sister or daughter... But consent was paramount for him. He had no interest in any other kind of intercourse except consensual intercourse.

In addition to these things, an interesting aspect of his personality was that, given his hobby of analysis, he had cultivated a virtual version of himself within himself, which he referred to as "Mini Me." This feature not only helped him reach conclusions through self-reflection but also provided him with entertainment. This virtual version of him was a step ahead in matters of the girl. The things he himself often said in words were often veiled, but "Mini Me" preferred to say them openly. "Orka Kerasta" is the story of a significant incident that occurred during David's visit to his paternal relatives—a story that, in his view, was worthy of being written about. The story is set in Norway, so the names of the locations and other characters may seem a bit odd, but they are Norwegian—essential to giving the story a touch of reality. The story begins with David camping with his cousin in a snowy area of ​​northern Norway—where a man dies in the weather, leaving behind a key and two words… Orka Kerasta! Instinct drives him to want to deliver these things to the deceased's rightful heirs—perhaps they might be of great use to them. After all, a dying man speaks with a special meaning.

But who was the heir, and where? It turns out he was only on a visit to the place where he died, and his real home was in Oslo—so the heirs were there too. The heirs were either his wife and child, the wife hating her husband and the child mentally challenged, unfit to carry on any inheritance—or eight people emerged one after another, claiming to be entitled to what the deceased had left behind… but they were enemies of one another, willing to kill each other. David quickly realized that this wasn't a righteous affair, but rather something connected to crime, and this was his sustenance—the solace of his soul. This was one of the three pillars on which his life rested. He wanted to bring every criminal in the world to justice—now, with some criminals in front of him, how could he back down? Even though there wasn't a "damsel in distress" to motivate him, the woman who was his primary concern, without whom he would be like a shaved Samson. This was the first instance in his life where he had interfered in someone else's affairs without a damsel in distress. Interfering in his own affairs was another matter altogether, and he had to do so from New York to Alaska—the very place where his tumultuous life began. Now, as he pursues them, one thing after another comes to light—and finally, a horrific secret is revealed concerning a section of society belonging to a happy and prosperous society… where the very barriers of morality and immorality were dismantled in pursuit of their own fantasies.

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