If your past could be erased, would you erase it?

Sadly, you have no choice in this matter

because I, your past, am invincible.

If you think you can escape me,

you’re already doomed.

The Secrets We Keep is a romance mystery novel written by Sudeep Nagarkar. Sudeep Nagarkar is one of the bestselling authors in India. He has also been featured on the Forbes India longlist of the most influential celebrities. He was awarded ‘Celebrity Author of 2013’ by Amazon India.

Rahul, an intelligence officer is sent undercover at a major’s house on a secret mission. There, he falls in love with the major’s daughter, Akriti, unknowingly putting her in danger. To protect her, he decides to hide her at his parents’ house. But, first he need to make amends with them as for years he is estranged from his family. Just when everything seems to go perfect, Akriti goes missing. That’s when a research wing officer is put on the job and Rahul realizes that she is someone all too familiar. To track Akriti, Rahul has to revisit his past as the clues lie there. As Rahul comes closer to the truth, he is faced with the biggest shock of his life.

The story is like a commercial romance thriller movie. The story begins in the present, the past makes appearances in the middle. The author has done a good job in holding the story together and ties all the loose ends at the end. The only drawback of the storyline is that it falls flat on few occasions and it gets predictable to the reader if the reader keeps track of everything. But, the story doesn’t create boredom in the reader’s mind as the story is short and simple. The author tries to squeeze in a message but it gets lost in the action paced storyline.