An informative read spoiled by unwanted details

Raamesh Koirala’s book begins with a phone call telling him that he will have to operate on the heart of Charles Sobhraj.

When Charles Sobhraj was released from jail in Kathmandu last year in December, the media coverage caught my attention. From the snippets of conversations between friends, I had gathered that he is a serial killer, but I didn’t know much about his life. I read a few articles online to learn more about him, but it didn’t satiate my thirst. I decided to research more on Charles Sobhraj. On one of my visits to BooksMandala, I inquired if they had any books on him. Finally, I picked one written by Raamesh Koirala, a heart surgeon based in Kathmandu who had operated on Charles Sobhraj during his imprisonment. The book was titled ‘Charles Sobhraj: Inside The Heart Of The Bikini Killer’ and published in 2018.