Insomnia by Ravi Subramanian and Jigs Asher

"Insomnia" by Ravi Subramanian and Jigs Asher - Not a murder mystery.

This book is published by Westland in 2020 and has 164 pages. 

Rohit and Tanvi are a well-off couple living in a bungalow at sea in Mumbai. Tanvi has lost her mind after her father's death and started sleep walking. She also tried to stab Rohit multiple times. He can't sleep. ACP Meera Dixit and SP Aditya Sachdev get involved. Aditya is also facing demons from his past. 

What happened to Tanvi? Why? Why can't Rohit sleep? What are Aditya's demons? Is there a spark between Aditya and Meera?

Meera is a beautiful, brilliant and determined officer. Aditya is a very capable and highly rated officer. Hemant Gokhale is the Commissioner, who likes them both. Rohit loves his wife and, despite danger to his life, won't let his wife be institutionalized. Tanvi has lost her mind. Chauhan is made acting MD of Tanvi's business by board after her illness. 

Although the story is mildly interesting, the plot is not convincing. Too many ifs and buts have to come together for it to succeed. It's weak. For a long time, readers wonder what's happening. In the end,  if the revelation of mystery answers all questions satisfactorily, it's worth it. But, in this book, that too doesn't happen. So at the end it appears like a novel written by a novice rather than an accomplished author. 

Some questions remain. Aditya is SP but he and others refer to him as Inspector. Why forensic analysis of SUV wasn't done? Etc.

This book consists of 56 small chapters in 164 pages. The story is delivered in small packets. So none of the detail is trivial. That is the clue to mystery. 

What is Shortz? It's series of short, plot oriented, fast paced novellas. Ravi will be co-authoring this series with various new author. The idea of Shortz sounds very similar to James Patterson's Bookshots series. 

Why did I read this book? Author and Shortz. 

What I didn't like? Weak plot. 

What did I like? Length.

Give it a miss.