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Title: The Sea of Innocence

Author: Kishwar Desai

Narrator: Vayu Naidu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-05-14

Publisher: Whole Story Audio

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The thrilling new adventure starring Kishwar Desais enthralling heroine, Simran Singh. Simran Singh is desperate for a break and so the idyll of Goa seems perfect - white beaches, blue seas, and no crime. But when a video appears on her phone, featuring a girl being attacked by a group of men, she realises that darkness festers in this supposed paradise. And when she discovers out that the girl is Liza Kay, a British teenager who has gone missing, she knows she must act.

Critic Reviews:

"Desai's Simran Singh novels are endowed with something else: the sense that she is delving not just into mysteries but into subjects that matter deeply. I cannot wait for her next adventure" (Independent on Sunday on Origins of Love)

Members Reviews:

Interesting yet not that much riveting book!

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every day 93 women are being raped in India.

I know, being an Indian, it's not only a shocking information but also an embarrassing piece of data. Moreover, in my country, we do not celebrate Republic Day, instead, we celebrate "Rape-"public day. Likewise, an Indian author named, Kishwar Desai, has opened our eyes with her new novel, The Sea of Innocence that features the dark, grim and forgotten world of rape victims. Not only that she has even paid tribute to the 16th December, 2012 gang rape victim in Delhi- which happens to be the most horrific gang rape in the history of our country.

Synopsis:

Goa, south India. A beautiful holiday hideaway where hippies and backpackers while away the hours. But beneath the clear blue skies lies a dirty secretâ Simran Singh is desperate for a break and some time away from her busy job as a social worker-come-crime investigator. And so the unspoilt idyll of Goa seems just the place - white beaches, blue seas and no crime. But when a disturbing video appears on her phone, featuring a young girl being attacked by a group of men, she realizes that a darkness festers at the heart of this supposed paradise. And when she discovers out that the girl is Liza Kay, a British teenager who has gone missing, she knows she must act in order to save her. But first Simran must break through the web of lies and dark connections that flourish on these beaches. Everyone, it seems, knows what has happened to the girl but no one is prepared to say. And when more videos appear, and Simran herself is targeted in order to keep her quiet, the paradise soon becomes a living nightmare.

This is the third book in the Simran Singh series. Having never read any other books from this series, didn't much matter to me, since in every series, the author comes up with an all new Simran Singh adventure.

Simran Singh, a social work living in Delhi with her adopted teenage daughter, receives an anonymous racy video of a young girl from her ex-lover, Amarjit, who is top-shot cop in Delhi, while holidaying with her daughter in the beach-lover's paradise of India, Goa. This embarks yet another thrilling and riveting adventure in Simran Singh's life.

But sadly, I've to confess that the book didn't click with me that much. Firstly, the book has got a very slow pace, and at times, I felt like things should really move faster, considering this is a mystery book, the mystery was not properly revealed or layered by the author, because of the narrative style which is at times very dull and going out-of-topic at times.