Not a Love Story – A Twisted Tale of Obsession and Murder in The Girl in Room 105

The Girl in Room 105 by Chetan Bhagat is a gripping, genre-blending thriller that begins as a tale of heartbreak and spirals into a murder mystery. Keshav, a disillusioned IIT graduate stuck in a thankless job and nursing the wounds of a lost relationship, receives an unexpected message from his ex-girlfriend Zara on the night of her birthday. Against better judgment, he visits her in Room 105 of her hostel—and what he finds changes everything. The novel quickly evolves from an “unlove story” into a suspense-filled investigation, with Keshav unwillingly thrust into the middle of a murder case that forces him to confront truth, betrayal, politics, and deep-rooted prejudice.