A Mysterious Review of The Caretaker by A. X. Ahmad.
Review summary: Perfectly paced and strongly plotted, this stand-alone develops more along the lines of a psychological thriller than action thriller. Indeed, it may also be considered a character study of a man in conflict with just about everyone and everything around him, including his own past. (Click here for text of full review.)
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The Caretaker
A. X. Ahmad
Minotaur Books (May 2013)
Publisher synopsis: Back in India, Ranjit Singh commanded an elite army squad. But that was years ago, before his Army career ended in dishonor, shattering his reputation. Driven from his homeland, he is now a caretaker on the exclusive resort island of Martha's Vineyard, looking after the vacation homes of the rich and powerful.
One harsh winter, faced with no other choice, he secretly moves his family into the house of one of his clients, an African-American Senator. Here, his wife and daughter are happy, and he feels safe for the first time in ages.
But Ranjit's idyll is shattered when mysterious men break into the house. Pursued and hunted, Ranjit is forced to enter the Senator's shadowy world, and his only ally is Anna, the Senator's beautiful wife, who has secrets of her own. Together, they uncover a trail of deception that leads from the calm shores of the Vineyard to countries half a world away. And when his investigation stirs up long forgotten events, the caretaker must finally face the one careless decision that ruined his life — and forced him to leave India.
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