Historian Ram Mathur is murdered. His daughter, Sia Mathur receives an email from him after his death. He also chats with Om Pattnaik on Facebook after his death. How is all this possible? Have modern scientific inventions and discoveries made it possible for the dead to communicate with the live? How far has science progressed in the modern world?

Did our ancestors know better 2000 years before us? Did Ravana actually use the Pushpak Vimana, a flying chariot, to kidnap Sita? Was Mohenjo Dar...

This debut effort is very well written and explored!! The navigation between our glorious past and the current storyline is deftly handled by the author and all the riddles are definitely the high points of the book!! Very well researched and loads of information about our civilisation!!
A fantastic mix of science,mythology and history packaged into a thriller format!! Enjoyed it fully!!

Emperor’s Riddles is a murder mystery and a treasure hunt, a book that takes you on a journey across times.

Om, an author is called in to the murder scene of a close friend, who happens to be a famous historian. It is there that he meets the deceased’s daughter and gets started on a trail to unearth the mystery behind the murder, in the process finding some deeper secrets.



Storyline and characterization:

Author Om Patnaik goes about solving the murder of a very close friend. In the proc...

On the name and the cover:
The book unfolds around ten riddles which will lead the two main protagonists towards a royal secret. The Emperor’s role in the story is equally effective as well as Patnaik and Sia's. So I think this is the best possible name for the story. This name even matches with the number game the author was playing from the very beginning of the book. Full marks for choosing such an effective and an appropriate name.
The cover looks appealing. The green color gives the boo...

This book is my guilty pleasure, a fast-paced murder mystery that forced me to keep turning the pages long into the night, in spite of that early meeting the next day. But the ... Riddles is also an investigation into India's ancient secrets, hidden in the blurred lines that divide myth and reality. Nayak's extensive research of ancient history, mythology and philosophy combine to create a delicious mixture for readers. And the strength of his writing lies in the deft navigation between the p...

Brilliant and excellent novel . In reality, Words aren't enough to express.

the whole base of the story and even many plots and scenes and characters are copied from Dan Brown's books like The Angels and Demons, Da Vinci Code and Lost Symbol! Story gets Very boring many times...

Read the whole book and the riddle becomes complicated by each passing chapters....but the last chapters ensures not only solving the riddles , the mystery but makes the whole book easy to understand...a sure shot page turner for thrill readers....