What I liked: creative use of folklore to tell a crime story. The writing style is fluid without being too caught up. Reminded me of the old mysteries of the golden age. What I did not like: too many liberties taken with the historical record. Here and there, the language becomes modern and takes you out of the story. But despite all this, I enjoyed the book. Worth trying.

I was initially worried that loading the book into my Kindle would be difficult. But the instructions post order are very clear. I did not even know Kindle had a 'send to Kindle' feature? Be that as it may, I am glad I gave Crows of Agra and Sharath Komarraju a chance. More than anything I enjoyed the scenes in which Akbar and Birbal banter about how many crows there are in Agra. Brought back memories of the old Akbar-Birbal stories!

I had read one of Sharath Komarraju's standalone novels a while back, but never tried his crime fiction. I thought I'd take a chance on Crows of Agra. I found the premise of Birbal interesting. I found the writing immersive, and the plot believable yet with enough twists and turns. Historical accuracy was a bit off, but that is expected - because Birbal himself is not historically accurate. Still, there was just enough historical flavour in it to make it enjoyable. Highly recommended!

Loved this imagining of how Birbal and Akbar met. Want to read more Birbal stories. Sharath, please write more!

I had read one of Sharath Komarraju's Hastinapur novels, but I did not know he wrote mysteries too. I am a big crime fiction nerd, and the premise of this book sounded so interesting. I picked it up on a whim, I am so glad I did! The way the folktale was incorporated into the novel was really clever.