Dogged Pursuit :THE MADRAS TEA SALESMAN SERIES Volume 1

The protagonist of the story is Raju, aka Srinivasan. The story starts with the day his father died while he was in the womb, how his mother faced hardships to bring him up, and how his life turned out from being a child, teenager, and adult. He becomes a temple inspector and later resigns and joins as a salesman at a multinational tea and coffee company. Being a salesman, he still helps in finding many activities of the criminal, his childhood bully, Sekar, who is into smuggling gold, artefacts, and opium. Sekar is threatening him every time he meets the senior official, Natarajan, to share his findings. The story is interesting, as on one side we are understanding Raju and how his life is entwined with things around him and about the political happenings in Madras Presidency and how things are changing. Explaining each part of Chennai gives me goosebumps, as I am proud of Madrasi. The way Raju learned Telugu was inspiring. People around him were so helpful, which helped him thrive. There should be people in society like Raju who are selfless and think of saving society, rather than selfish people who care for themselves and their families. I loved the adventurousness of Raju. 

I am waiting eagerly for the release of the next book in the series. I wish to call it historical fiction too, though the author said it was bio-fiction as it is the life of his father narrated with some facts and fiction. This is the perfect book for people who love reading history, biography, and crime novels.