16. Play Dirty by Sandra Brown

It's a story about an American football player, Griff Burkett, who is at the top of his game but gets involved in gambling, gathers up such huge debts that his only option to work them off is to get into a match fixing deal with some bookies.

But he gets caught red handed and is sent to prison for serving a sentence.

He thinks his problem should end there but well, it doesn't. Even after he is released he is stalked by someone who is very keen on putting him behind bars for an unsolved murder. He gets involved in a secret affair with a very rich businessman's wife and gets trapped in a huge web of betrayal.

The story continues with how he redeems himself of all the accusations and if at all he lives to see another day.

The way Sandra Brown has written the novel is very unique. The mysteries are hidden beneath one another. And these layers start opening up only at the very end.

I didn't find the book to be a "thriller" as its categorized to be, I think it should come under the category of "Late Bloomers". Up until midway I did not even know what was happening.

So, if you find yourself yawning up until half way through the book, I guess its a pretty normal reaction.

15. Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie

Was getting bored of reading long and intense novels for some time now. So, chose this quick read by Agatha Christie.

I don't think much of a review is needed here. Anyone who is familiar with her work especially the Hercule Poirot series can guess pretty much what it's about.

A seaside resort, with many guests having a good time and in the middle of a day a murder happens. Hercule Poirot along with the local police try to find the murderer who is definitely one among the guests at the resort.

What makes her novels so interesting is that she lays down the clues as and when the police find them. So, it keeps us guessing and glued to the book.

14. Lottery by Patricia Wood

Very reminiscent of the movie Forrest Gump.

To be stupid one must have an IQ of 75 or less but Perry L. Crandall has an IQ of 76 and this winner of Orange Prize for fiction book is all about him and how he survives in this ever greedy world.

Perry's world revolves around his grandmother. Before she passes away she teaches Perry all the essential things in life, how to be organized, how to play lottery and especially whom to trust and who not to.

But as luck has it he suddenly wins a million dollars in lottery and that's when the story picks up the pace. All his relatives swoop in on him and try to get his winnings.

Does Perry give in to the nagging of his cousins or his few trusted friends come to his rescue ? That forms the rest of the book.

Its an immensely light and a delightful read. Enjoyed every page of it. I am rating this one 7.5 out of 10 .