A Case of Exploding Mangoes

The book is a fictional account of the events leading up the real plane crash that killed Pakistan's president, Colonel Zia, in 1988.  At the core it is a story of revenge.  One of the narrators is a young silent drill commander in the air force, and the son of a former colonel in Zia's army who hung himself under questionable circumstances.  We learn early on that Ali Shigri has been training since he was a boy to kill the person responsible for his father's "suicide".  He just needs to find out who that person is.

The Books Arrive!

I don't know how they do it, but man, they do it good.  I ordered 9 longlisted books from amazon.com on Tuesday morning around 8am and they showed up on my doorstep Wednesday around 2 pm.  Fantastic.  I had a chance to read the dust jackets and know that I'm in for some good reading in the coming weeks.

I managed to make up for lost ground from day one and I'm back on track.  I'm enjoying "A Case of Exploding Mangoes" very much and can think of many people I'd recommend it to, especially Chris, my husband.  This is the kind of book that would make a good movie.  It's got action, adventure, twists and turns, romance, intrigue and it's funny too.  Too early to say whether or not I think it will get shortlisted.  I need to read a few more titles to get some perspective.