Karachi: Sana Pirzada Barrister author launched her fourth book, The Raven’s Call, a detective fiction with elements of gothic romance. Book set in Victorian England in 1898 revolves around tangled web of secrets of strange household at remote Griffin Vale in Kent.

 Novel focuses on several themes including secrets behind polite society, realities of British Empire, pain of unrequited love, vengeance and centuries-old legend of ominous raven that has haunted the house.  Raven’s Call is tale full of suspense that tests the protagonist Detective Eldrtich’s skills to limit until shattering climax. Sana’s work has been compared to those of Wilkie Collins, Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 

Junaid Zuberi CEO of NAPA shared profound words on significance of literature and how pleased he was to see Pakistani author writing Victorian-era gothic romance. Zafar Osmani Managing Director at Excelerate Pvt Ltd and Dr. Lubna Ayub Director General National Institute of Public Administration also spoke. 

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 28 2022

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