?As i turned from the mirror, i thought i saw someone, something, some reflection other than
mine, move behind me in the mirror. [?] but when i looked in the mirror again there was
nothing to be seen but my own pallid face.?
Are you afraid of what lurks in the shadows? Do you wonder if perfectly charming people may be
capable of sinister actions? Are you convinced that mysteries lurk in the most unexpected corners
of the world, from idyllic forest pools to cheery, loyal gardeners?
The Mystery Omnibus brings together a wide range of Ruskin Bond?s eeriest stories and essays about
the mysteries of our world through his evocative and atmospheric prose. Plunge into the eclectic
range of Bond?s best horror and mystery writing, full of strange and inexplicable happenings that
are bound to send a chill down your spine.
THE MYSTERY OMNIBUS
THE MYSTERY OMNIBUS
By: Ruskin Bond395.00
- ISBN: 978-93-5702-590-4
- Pages: 312 pages
- Published: February 2025
- Format: Paperback
- Imprint: Rupa
- Language: English
Ruskin bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several
bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children?s books, and has contributed a
number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of twenty-three, he
won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also
the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in
2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
Born in 1934, Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from three
years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India, and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his
adopted family.
