Lajo Jose is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He is known for his crime thriller and mystery novels which include Coffee House, Hydrangea, Ruthinte Lokam and Rest in Peace. His latest work is Kanya Maria, published by DC Books in 2022.

Biography

Lajo Jose was born in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala. His works contribute to academic research and literary studies related to Crime Fiction in Malayalam.[1] After his education, he joined the insurance sector where he held the position of a regional manager at Max Life Insurance before quitting the job in 2015.[2][3] Subsequently, he focused on writing, initially screenplays but he did not succeed in getting any foothold in film industry[4] which made him turn to fiction and his first novel, Coffee House, was published in May 2018.[5] His next work, Hydrangea, was a success with three editions coming out in a single month. Both Coffee House and Hydrangea are part of the Esther Emmanuel series.[6] This was followed by Ruthinte Lokam in 2019[7][8] and Rest in Peace, a cozy mystery, in 2020.[9][10][11] published by Mathrubhumi Books.[12][13][14] The latest of his works is 'Kanya Maria', a DC Books publication.[15]

Bibliography

• Jōse, Lājō (2018). Coffee House. Ayyanthole, Thrissur, Kerala: Green Books. ISBN 978-93-87331-74-7. OCLC 1054263322.
• Jōse, Lājō (2019). Ruthinte Lokam. DC Books. ISBN 9789353900281.
• Jōse, Lājō (2019). Hydrangea. Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 9788182678194.
• Jōse, Lājō (2020). Rest in Peace. Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 9789390234042.
• Jōse, Lājō (2022). Kanya Maria (in Malayalam). Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 9789354822803.

See also

• James Patterson
• Kottayam Pushpanath

References

Further reading

• ശിവാനന്ദ്, അഖില്‍. "'ജോലി ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് എഴുത്തുകാരനായി, തിരക്കഥയില്‍ പലതും കത്തിച്ചു; ഒടുവില്‍ നോവലിസ്റ്റായി '". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
• "'ഈ സിനിമ കാണാന്‍ 4 തവണ ഞാന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചു. 3 തവണയും ഞാന്‍ മാത്രമേ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നുള്ളൂ, ഇങ്ങനെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ട ഒരു മോശം സിനിമയൊന്നുമല്ലത്- കുറിപ്പ്". East Coast Daily Malayalam. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
• "കോഫി ഹൗസ് - Coffee House (Esther Immanuel, #1)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
• "ഹൈഡ്രേഞ്ചിയ - Hydrangea (Esther Immanuel, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
• "റൂത്തിന്റെ ലോകം - Roothinte Lokam". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
• "റെസ്‌റ്റ് ഇൻ പീസ് - Rest In Peace". buybooks.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
• "'എഴുത്തു നിർത്താൻ വരെ ഞാൻ ചിന്തിച്ചു'; ബെസ്റ്റ് സെല്ലർ നോവലിസ്റ്റിന്റെ വിജയരഹസ്യം; ലാജോ ജോസ് അഭിമുഖം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2022-02-09.

External links

• "WorldCat ID". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
• "Lajo Jose - Novelist". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
• "Lajo Jose". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
• "കുറ്റാന്വേഷണ സാഹിത്യത്തിലെ പുതുവഴികൾ - KLF 2020". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
• "Hydrangea Novel - Author's Copy Winners". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
• "Exclusive Interview". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2020-06-25.