The Expression Hub

Author: Hussain Zaidi

Genre: Crime/ Thriller/ Biographical

“Somebody messes with me, I’m gonna mess with him.” – Al Capone

Hope you all are back in the grinding mode. These 2.5 years of pandemic made us way too comfortable in our daily lives; though for most of them it was a horrible nightmare as well. But now it seems that things are beginning to return to normal. This is surely a great piece of news for all of us. What all crises we humans have had to endure. Yet, each and every time we have always emerged victorious and become more stronger.

Well, lets cut the musings of the achievements of mankind short and get straight to our latest pick of the week- a book. This week’s pick is called “The Mafia Queens of Mumbai“. Written by a former investigative journalist turned author, this book narrates the chronicles of 13 such women who were involved in the criminal activities in the city and gave a wild goose chase to the police. Who said that only men were capable of performing crimes? After reading this book your perception towards women will change completely. This is because women too proved their mettle in this field by carrying out the most heinous crimes either by themselves or with the help of fellow gangsters counterparts. Be it the famous Jenabai from whom gangsters sought advice or the vengeful Ashraf Khan who wanted to avenge her husband’s death. Each story is unique and how they entered the world of crime is also an interesting tale. Did these women continue to break the law or did they give up on their bad habits to reform themselves ? Do read the book to know the answers.

Analysis: This book chronicles the life of 13 such women who made their way to the top in the world of underworld. Each lady had a different objective to achieve and they used crime as their way to reach the ends. This book also makes us travel to the different time periods in the city thus making us witness the different facets of the city that never sleeps and its underbelly.

Verdict: This one is a blockbuster read, Fast paced, with not a moment of dullness, this one needs to be on your bookshelf for sure.The detailed research and investigation undertaken by the author is worth praising. This is a book that will inspire as well as fill you with awe. It will make you wonder about the guts these ladies showed. This one is a big thumbs up from me. See you soon with another classic pick soon. Till then take care and do give it a like, share and a subscribe.

Rating: **** and a half stars

Cite Bite: “ That the female of the species is deadlier than the male.”- Rudyard Kipling.

Que : Who got gunned down by her own brother?

a. Archana Sharma

b. Tarannum Khan

c. Asha Gawli

d. Neeta Naik