Crossing Over is an easy read and begins as the coming of age story of three young boys from diverse ethnic backgrounds, each fighting their own internal battles. The debutant novelist effectively weaves the characters of these young men as they evolve to the next stage of their lives, follow their respective promising careers paths and chase their dreams. In the final part of the book, the story transforms into a gripping corporate thriller with deception, rivalry, love and loss. The twists, turns and thrills running practically through the entire book make it truly 'unputdownable'!

A page-turner right from the first chapter Kaushik Mitra has written a thriller of the first order tracking the lives of three friends right from their school days right up-to adulthood. Spanning across Bollywood & the corporate world as it tracks their career, successes & failures, their love lives and their falling out and ultimate coming together , the story grips you from page one right to the very end. As you finish one chapter you are hungering to find out what happens in the next, a clear hallmark of a great thriller. Kudos to the author.

First time author Kaushik Mitra 's novel is fast, its about contemporary India which most of us can relate to. Its hot and spicy too with a spot of Bollywood connection. A good read during travel or to enliven a dull afternoon.

The reason I'm giving this debut novel 4 stars instead of 5 is because it leaves one hungry for more. So, hopefully, the missing star will encourage the author to write a sequel that's as rich and fascinating as this one.Staying with the same metaphor, I should add that Crossing Over is like a spread of wholesome fast food. You can't stop devouring the words, as the pages seem to turn by themselves. But at the end of it, you are left with valuable life lessons and rare insights into the human condition - the wholesome part. This story seems to have accomplished a rare feat. It has pulled off a crowd-pleaser with depth.

A very nice story and beautifully told. He is a modern writer and tells a positive story about life in nineties and today. The MNC world is beautifully described and so are emotions. The twists in the tale kept me engrossed.

Crossing over is an engaging read where Kaushik has narrated the story of 3 friends and their lives in boarding school and beyond. While the first part of their lives takes you back to childhood memories, the story later about corporate lives and stardom keeps you turning the pages. I loved the way Kaushik has built the characters and made it so easy to relate to the story. The climax brings all the friends together in a heart-warming way and touches a chord. Truly an outstanding book – recommend it to all.

Crossing Over is an engrossing read, a saga about life in boarding school, corporate world and flimdom. Through the criss crossing paths of the three ‘chuddi buddies’ Kaushik tells the story of love, aspirations and ambitions juxtaposed with sadness, betrayal, hate and greed. The anecdotes from school, adult life travesties and twists and turns of growing up keep you flipping the pages. Finally, the friends reunite in the same school thirty years later and pass the baton to their children where an impassioned speech of a father to his son (while he is talking to the rest of the school) is the high point. A poignant story, which one can identify with their own in glimpses as one reads thorough this book. My kudos and compliments to Kaushik on his first novel. I recommend this to all of you. You will love it.

Kaushik Mitra's Crossing Over was one of the books I have read the quickest - the momentum and the story kept me so engaged! I found the friendship between Ajay, Rahul and Sundar very real, and I found the second half about corporate intrigues really insightful as well. Whilst the stories of all 3 characters was fascinating, when I was reading about Rahul and Aparna the story became a notch more nuanced! And then as the war between Sundar and Rahul picked up , the twists and turns took me by surprise. A highly enjoyable read, go for it! It will keep you lost in the fabric of their lives till the book lasts 🙂

After a long time I read a book in flat two days and the credit for that goes to Mr Kaushik Mitra, the author. This is his debut effort but reading it I got the feeling of reading a book penned by a versatile writer. There was a never dull moment and when it it came to the concluding pages, my eyes welled up reading the speech of one of the three protagonists. The author seems to have put in his creative best in penning these concluding pages. Film directors must be queuing up to get the rights, if not by now,I am sure, they will be doing it soon. All the best Mr Mitra hoping to read many more books from your pen.

Mitra has woven a fascinating tale, rich in detail, of different cultures ethnic and corporate, of intrigue and rivalry, of love and friendship, of time and space and of human frailties and redemption. Un-put-downable!