Anappara creates an endearing and highly engaging narrator to navigate us through the dark underbelly of modern India Observer We children are not just stories. We live. Come and see. Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he s smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a boy at school goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has ...