S. Hussain Zaidi’s “Byculla to Bangkok” is touted as the sequel to “Dongri to Dubai” but it fails miserably, leaving
very few traces of coherence in chronology. It is the first time in my life
that I have been disappointed by a Hussain Zaidi book; even Rahul Bhatt’s sob
story, Headley & I (co-authored with Zaidi), was far more tolerable.
The book is still an interesting
read in the sense that Zaidi helps bring iconic characters to life – a few of
which he hasn’t covered too extensively in his previous books – characters like
Arun Gawli, Naik, Chhota Rajan, etc. But there was far more coherence in his
earlier books; this one simply zigs and zags and reads like the personal blog
of a crime reporter at times.
What disappointed me was that the
book was neither a sequel nor a prequel – more like a collection of mafia short
stories.
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