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Operation Chaos: A Gripping Action Thriller Kindle Edition

by Himanshu Rasam (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars 319
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An edge of your seat action thriller.

A breathless chase to acquire a forgotten artefact.

A game designed to take hostage an entire country.

An experiment of total chaos by a mysterious psychopath.

The Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, India: An anonymous phone call traced by the Indian Intelligence sets up a chain of disasters and the President suddenly gets pulled into a vicious whirlwind of murders and explosions. Within a few minutes of the President declaring a National level high alert, a mysterious tape is discovered in the Durbaar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

The tape reveals a threat- a strange demand from a nameless psychopath. When the nation's elite task force- 'The Black Cats', finds out that a major terrorist operation is about to commence, the loose links begin to connect. But then hell breaks loose when suddenly the country's prototype Hypersonic cruise missile 'BrahMos-X' goes missing from the DRDO's top secret facility. It is the work of the same unidentified maniac. The fate of an entire country now rests on the fingers of that madman.

The Black Cats commander David D'costa along with his team and the Intelligence Bureau works on finding the mastermind and to unravel the mystery behind the unusual demands made by him. The search turns into a breathless chase from the monumental halls of the Rashtrapati Bhawan to the hidden locations in the heart of the nation’s capital, through the remains of Nalanda to the dark caves of Ajanta. Exploring the trail left by the Buddhist monks hundreds of years ago, breaking the codes and unlocking the keys, they find the unrevealed secrets of the inner guilds of the monks.....Where does the trail lead them?

EXPERIENCE THE THRILL !!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01238G2NK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Himanshu Rasam; 2nd edition (July 19, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 19, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5954 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars 319

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Himanshu Rasam

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Engineer by day, writer by night. Avid traveler and adventure seeker. I love to read books which keep me gripped and I try to write books which keep my readers gripped. I believe in two simple principles.

'What I am today must be an improved version of what I was yesterday. What I will be tomorrow must be designed by me today.'

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3.8 out of 5 stars
3.8 out of 5
319 global ratings

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Karthik C. Lakshmanan
5.0 out of 5 stars A fast paced action thriller from India
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2015
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From movies like National Treasure to the Dan Brown novels, a prolonged hunt for historical treasures hidden in plain sight has been a theme that has captivated many story writers. Never before Operation Chaos, however, has such a hunt been played out against the rich historical backdrop of India.
Rasam weaves a tale with multiple parallel subplots that seamlessly come together and diverge again, a la Dan Brown, to form a rich and complex story that never once slows down for the reader to catch a breath. Follow the exploits of a criminal mastermind on a treasure hunt as he toys with the upper echelons of India's government, while holding the rest of the country hostage. Will he successfully execute his plans? Or will India's best once again defend the country? Read along as Rasam orchestrates his characters in a cat and mouse chase, interspersed with tidbits of information about India's history and religion.
All in all, a very impressive debut! I will be looking out for more works by Rasam.
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LoisB
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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This was slightly different in that it takes place in India. The places mentioned were slightly familiar and yet unknown. Interesting book.
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Sud
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing action thriller from Pokhran site to Babatpur airport
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015
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I have read books from many international authors, but never found a novel of similar genre from any Indian author. And then comes along Operation Chaos which is the first novel from an Indian Author that I read.

It is very well written. The plot of the story is intriguing and very well researched. It is an amazing entanglement of espionage and Indian history that keeps the reader glued to the book. I loved it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mystery from India
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015
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HR has written a modern mystery and during the story telling he incorporated India beliefs and actions. The last part of the novel discusses the different steps in Hindu beliefs. The action is above par but the elements of discussion makes this an excellent and very informative read.....ER
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Chethana
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015
Very Good Reading
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Charles Veitengruber
5.0 out of 5 stars Indian Buddhist archaeologist suspense thriller
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
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If you like a suspenseful thriller, wrapped around an Indian archaeological search, you will like this book. It can stand a small bit of editing, but that does not distract from the story. And yes, there are nuclear missiles involved.
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Viola Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars The suspense was awesome..
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016
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The suspense was awesome......characters made me want to keep up with what was happening to them personally....their personalities were very wonderfully done! Did not want to put it down......
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jim ripley
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2016
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loved the bookh
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C FRANKLIN
5.0 out of 5 stars Even if you do not really go for this type of book give this one a go.... you will not regret your decision
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2016
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I liked this book so much I actually for the first time EVER wrote to the author to say 'thank you'..... Excellent read and very well thought out and engaging....
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abhinav krishnan
5.0 out of 5 stars An Indian Secret Service Mission told with a breath-taking narrative
Reviewed in India on July 22, 2015
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A thriller with a gripping narrative. The way the story has been carried forward and nail-biting cliff-hangers; its hard to say the writer is a debutant. We all see and read about CIA, FBI and SWAT Operations, and are awed by them. For a change this one takes you on an Indian secret service Operation involving IB, NSG commandos and our Obama, the President of Republic India. One of the very awesome things about the novel is, somewhere in between the adventurous operation, the author tells us in bits and pieces so much about Buddhism, reminding us of something which was ours but was never recognized. It is exciting and breathtaking from the word go, till the last page. Great book for a read!
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Sushrut Thorat
4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Narrative! Memorable imagery!
Reviewed in India on July 30, 2015
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A thriller with an Indian flavour which will leave a memorable image once you are done devouring it!

You might have read some books and watched more movies about western military operations. While there are Bollywood movies and some books about the Indian military operations, they seldom do care about the organisation and operational principles of the military. Here is a book which gets those facts right and juggles multiple, multi-faceted narratives, and still manages to make you want to turn that page over and over again, until you realise there's no more!

That fact that this is the author's first book should have no bearing on the objective judgement of his work. With that in mind, I say with great pleasure that 'Operation Chaos' is one of the good books out there, and is surely worth a read.
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Karl
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2018
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good read
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Anoop Ramakrishnan
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a chaotic read !
Reviewed in India on September 7, 2015
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Operation Chaos is yet another addition to the burgeoning genre of "espionage + history" combo thrillers.

It is quite a heady cocktail of Indo-Pak equations, the Pokhran N-tests, personal rivalry and search for a Buddhist artefact.

It is a crisp read and the writer doesn't linger on any one aspect for too long. Even the action sequences are of a rapid, blitzkrieg variety. There is no detailed historical flashback, only relevant historical references.

Although the antagonist is clearly one person, there is no single Jason Bourne / Robert Langdon-like protagonist. Some of the characters are etched fairly decently, while some others are not & overall there are no equally endearing or despicable characters.

Some clichés have crept in, especially in the romance part which, in my opinion, didn't do anything for the story and was "finished off", rather, as an afterthought. The depiction of Indian forces, though not awe-inspiring, is fairly neat & realistic.

The author has maintained a taut grip on the story, a probable reason for the book's non-failure rather than its success. In the end, Operation Chaos makes for a quick, light, inexpensive (on the Kindle) read, on a dull or a relaxing evening.
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