The Assassinations
'A well-crafted story that centres around a Sikh and a Hindu family in the backdrop of the surcharged communal atmosphere of 1984.'
Tehelka

The Assassinations
'Set in New Delhi of the 1980s the story poignantly captures the tragedies that people from both sides of the religious divide had to suffer during the heyday of the Khalistan movement...The Assassinations, even though it is a fictional account, deftly recreates one of the most tragic episodes in the history of the nation.'
The Telegraph

The Assassinations
'What sets the novel apart is not just 1984, but the vivid descriptions of Delhi in the 1980s....While one can't get away from the horrors, there is a whiff of nostalgia for what Delhi was like then...worth a read.'
The New Indian Express

The Assassinations
''The novel powerfully depicts the alienation of the Sikh minority and their mistreatment.'
Sabrangindia

The Assassinations
'The 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the sufferings they caused come alive in this novel...Kapur’s meticulous descriptions of buildings, clothes, TV programmes, and various Delhi neighbourhoods recapture the scene as it was then, and his characters ring true throughout.'
Frontline


Time is a Fire
…’Even though it is the author’s first novel, the narrative is fast-paced and gripping.  It’s difficult to put this book down, and the reader has to make an effort to keep in mind that it is a fictional account.’
The Indian Express

Time is a Fire
‘Vikram Kapur gives us a straight-forward but gripping narrative in his debut novel.  The novel manages to successfully blend political history with mystery, adding just the right touch of romance to make it a truly interesting work… Time Is a Fire announces the arrival of a talented and imaginative writer.
The Tribune

Time is a Fire
‘The plot of Time Is a Fire keeps one guessing, and the story’s milieu is fascinating.  It’s interesting to see the kinds of cultural values that can endure over time and distance.’
The Seattle Times

Time is a Fire
‘Kapur takes us into the many unanswered questions surrounding the assassination of Mrs Gandhi… The novel is unique…’
International Examiner

Time is a Fire
‘A sensitive, unpretentious and readable novel.’
The Telegraph

The Wages of Life
Kapur handles the tale adeptly, with twist following turn rapidly and unpredictably; and through it all ripples Maya, the veil of illusion, sometimes concealing and sometimes revealing.  The captivating story, for all its accessibility, asks Indians some pointed questions about our links, and those of our parents with the past, and in doing what others in other literary traditions have done, it goes beyond the thriller it seems at first sight to be.
The Hindu Literary Review

The Wages of Life
Kapur has managed another winner… Kapur’s fast-paced narrative transports you back and forth in time with an ease that shows the depth of his research…The Wages of Life is a gripping tale of patriotism gone wrong and the desire for political immortality that makes life an expendable commodity.
The Sunday Tribune

The Wages of Life
The Wages of Life succeeds because of Kapur’s taut prose and flair for suspense-driven narrative.  A world away from the prolixity of novelists such as Rushdie and Seth, he writes with a directness that is comparatively rare in contemporary Indian fiction.
Journal of Commonwealth Literature

The Wages of Life
The suspense of the novel is kept till the end and the reader is glued to the book till he finishes it.  The racy style, the lucid expression and bold letters in double space make the less than 250-page book unputdownable.
The Indian Express

The Wages of Life
The narrative holds the reader’s interest till the end.
The Statesman

The Wages of Life
The style is lucid and fast-paced, and the plot is gripping.
Alive Magazine