{"id":29,"date":"2026-11-01T06:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T06:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.devxatlas.space\/?post_type=pkdash_book&#038;p=29"},"modified":"2026-11-01T06:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T06:58:54","slug":"the-mysterious-ladies-and-other-stories","status":"publish","type":"pkdash_book","link":"https:\/\/pk.devxatlas.space\/?pkdash_book=the-mysterious-ladies-and-other-stories","title":{"rendered":"The Mysterious Ladies and Other Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Mysterious Ladies and Other Stories<\/em>\u00a0is the author\u2019s third collection of short stories; the previous ones being:\u00a0<em>Tell A Tale and Other Stories<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Invisible Poet and Other Stories<\/em>. In this collection, the author presents satires, anecdotes, and \u2018people\u2019 stories. Some are bite-sized stories, to which the author is partial, and a few others are longer. But the author hopes that all the stories may tickle and entertain the readers.<br>The title story is about the search for two mysterious ladies four decades after the incident in which they were involved, with an adorable Mrs. Marple known for her razor-sharp intellect and boundless zeal leading the investigation. In spite of the passage of time, there are many promising clues. Will the mystery be solved?<br>Readers who love to read entirely fictional stories may enjoy\u00a0<em>Gandhi Jayanti, Banshi Dhar, the Film Critic, Give Me Your Finger,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Inquisition<\/em>.<br>The anecdotes are mostly autobiographical stories but peppered with imaginative liberties the author has taken, and the \u2018people\u2019 stories are memoirs of people who have touched the author\u2019s life in some way or the other.<br>But why is autobiographical matter served as \u2018stories\u2019? The author hopes that these stories may offer an interesting \u2018read\u2019, and readers may relate to similar stories in their own life. The author has endeavored to minimize the \u2018I, Me, Myself\u2019 part, and has focused on those aspects of the story that might have universal appeal and relevance. Readers would, needless to say, form their own opinion about the author\u2019s success or otherwise.<br>Happy Reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/dp\/B097SVGHPV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\"\n   style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:13px 24px;background:#24231f;color:#fff;border:1px solid #24231f;font:700 11px\/1 system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;transition:.2s\"\n   onmouseover=\"this.style.background='#9b6b3d';this.style.borderColor='#9b6b3d'\"\n   onmouseout=\"this.style.background='#24231f';this.style.borderColor='#24231f'\">\n  Buy on Amazon \u2192\n<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mysterious Ladies and Other Stories\u00a0is the author\u2019s third collection of short stories; the previous ones being:\u00a0Tell A Tale and Other Stories\u00a0and\u00a0Invisible Poet and Other Stories. In this\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-29","pkdash_book","type-pkdash_book","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pk.devxatlas.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pkdash_book\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pk.devxatlas.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pkdash_book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pk.devxatlas.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/pkdash_book"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pk.devxatlas.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pk.devxatlas.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}