Here are 5 adventure and thriller novels by Indian authors that talk about identity, inequality and human relationships

• Reading, especially during these times of pandemic, can boost mental health and reduce stress and anxiety among people significantly.
  
• Every week, Business Insider collates interesting books to read, giving an outlook on career and professional growth, setbacks and opportunities.
  
• This week, we bring you adventures and thrillers by Indian authors.

Reading, especially during these times of pandemic, can boost mental health and reduce stress and anxiety among people significantly.

Every week, Business Insider collates interesting books to read, giving an outlook on career and professional growth, setbacks and opportunities. Here are some books that can help the isolation in times of COVID and also brush the vocabulary and literary skills.

Here are some books by Indian authors.

Fate of Eight by Dhiraj Singh

Fate of Eight is a thriller novel that revolves around the story of eight people , who are interconnected in some way — birth, marriage or death. The book takes through the journey of four women and their choices and fate. It is a story of human relationships, their destiny, their failures and more — all leading to a murder and an aggressive search for the murderer.

A burning by Megha Majumdar

A burning is the debut novel by Megha Majumdar, who narrates the story of a Muslim girl living in a slum. The thriller revolves around three characters, their class, fate and obstacles to dreams. Jivan is alleged of being a part of the terrorist attack on a train — only because she carelessly commented on Facebook.

“The best debut novel I have come across in a long time… In telling the story of a young Muslim girl whose life is undone by a single social media post, it creates a kaleidoscope of contemporary urban India, with its internet-driven hysteria, religious fanaticism, rampant corruption, poisoned air, random violence, enraged mobs and pervasive misogyny,” says Amitav Ghosh, who is also an Indian writer known for his English fictions.

Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhatena

Hunted by the Sky is an adventure novel inspired by medieval India and talks about identity, class inequality. Gul has a birthmark on her arm and girls with such birthmarks are known to be disappearing for years in the Kingdom of Ambar. The same birthmark leads to her parents’ murder. She hides to protect herself but is later rescued and all she wants is revenge. Circumstances bring Gul and Cavas together.

A Murder on Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

A Murder on Malabar Hill is a story of on of the first female lawyers in India Perveen Mistry. She investigates the will of the owner of a textile mill, who is dead. Mistry finds out that all the widows of Omar Farid, the owner, have signed to give the entire inheritance as charity. As she unfolds the mystery of the case, a murder happens.