True
to its name, India's first ever political thriller
'On the Brink of Death' has interesting incidents
to narrate, of its characters being constantly in
the grip of death. A true tale of a shocking political
conspiracy, it's a real fiction in the true sense.
Developed in the backdrop of Rajiv Gandhi's brutal
assassination by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) in 1991 and the subsequent investigation
to unearth the plot by Special Investigation
Team (SIT), the saga of terror, human persistence
and political mysteries begin.
Venugopal, a poor fisherman, is compelled to carry
weapons in his trawler to the North Coast of Sri
Lanka by a LTTE member Varadarajan. He offers a
booty of Rs. 50 lakhs for the job to Venu. Though
he doesn't like the work, he accepts unwillingly.
Venu remembers his father's death, and the thought
of shipping men and weapons for LTTE scares him.
Added to that, he hates LTTE to the core. But the
situation is different, as Varadarajan would kill
him if he did not oblige.
Finally, when he is all set to sail, Venu is surprised
to find Krishnan at his trawler, who wants to sail
with him to the North Coast of Sri Lanka. Krishnan
is his old pal at Vaishnav College, at Chennai.
Once at sea, he realises that this Krishnan is not
the same friend he used to revere. To his astonishment,
he learns that Krishnan is the only person who knows
where Shivarasan, the dreaded militant who masterminded
the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, was hiding. He
gasps in shock when he learns that from Krishnan.
Amidst the occasional shocks and constant threats
from Coast Guards, the journey continues.
Sailing to Sri Lanka, which otherwise appeared
simple, soon changed their destiny, as fate has
more tragedies in store for the unfortunate duo.
In a shocking turn of events, the LTTE declares
Krishnan a traitor and issues a death warrant on
him.
Thus
continues a tale of interesting turn of events,
human psychology, tragedy of common people and an
unfortunate couple. As the story progresses, the
shocking mysteries, conspiracies and plots, the
authors' nerve-tingling narrations will not only
spellbound the readers, but also grip them, shock
them and make them think how superpowers go to any
extent to cause political instability in India.
The subject matter chosen by the journalist-turned-entrepreneur-turned-novelist
Sanjay Sonawani is different and has never
before been attempted by any Indian novelist. According
to the publishers Pushpa Prakashan Ltd, it
is only the second attempt by any novel writer to
probe into the assassination of a national leader
of a country, after a novel was previously published
on J F Kennedy's death.
Sanjay Sonawani is an established Marathi author,
story writer and a playwright. Many of his works
are already translated into English. Notable among
them are Yashovarman, Death of the Prime Minister,
The Matallions and Last of the Wanderers.
True
to its name, India's first ever political thriller
'On the Brink of Death' has interesting incidents
to narrate, of its characters being constantly in
the grip of death. A true tale of a shocking political
conspiracy, it's a real fiction in the true sense.
Developed in the backdrop of Rajiv Gandhi's brutal
assassination by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) in 1991 and the subsequent investigation
to unearth the plot by Special Investigation
Team (SIT), the saga of terror, human persistence
and political mysteries begin. 
Thus
continues a tale of interesting turn of events,
human psychology, tragedy of common people and an
unfortunate couple. As the story progresses, the
shocking mysteries, conspiracies and plots, the
authors' nerve-tingling narrations will not only
spellbound the readers, but also grip them, shock
them and make them think how superpowers go to any
extent to cause political instability in India.
