Word: bunkerism
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...Books: Explosive Bunker...
...Bunker 13, his first novel, the Indian investigative journalist Aniruddha Bahal works so hard to be shocking that it's difficult not to love the guy. He has concocted a story preposterous enough for Austin Powers, never mind James Bond, extravagantly overstuffed with sex, drugs and gore interwoven in Baroque variations. The action begins with the India-Pakistan conflict in Kashmir and ultimately embraces rottenness and greed on a global scale...
...Bunker 13 suffers from some common flaws of the thriller. The love interest never rises above the level of a plot device, and the secondary characters are almost indistinguishable, with the standard complication that the good guys are just as bad as the bad guys. Yet on his first time out, Bahal has succeeded admirably at the genre's main requirement by creating a complex and compelling (if frequently repellent) protagonist...
...Books: Explosive Bunker...
...True to its type, Bunker 13 has an old-fashioned surprise ending, which restores a coherent morality. Bahal's plot twist is certainly surprising, but it leaves some gaping inconsistencies in its wake, which can't even be hinted at without spoiling the fun. And make no mistake, getting there is exhilarating, ingenious...