The sound of her computer’s keyboard filled Purvi Jain’s (10) bedroom as she stepped into the intricate, deceptive world of her book, The Veil of Echoes. She was no longer Purvi Jain, but Vivian, the main character, who drove with her friend Liam under the midnight moon in all her detective trench coat glory. She felt the frustrations Vivian felt and shared in her victories, then transferred that onto the continuously growing Google doc.
Veil of Echoes, a mystery thriller, was Jain’s first book, published Feb. 7, and sold 300 copies in two months.
The narrative features chains of mysteries being solved by the two protagonists, Vivian and Liam. At the end of the book, different characters appear throughout the story and help the main two solve one final mystery in the end.
“My goal with this book was to craft a narrative that keeps readers engaged while exploring themes of deception, trust, and hidden truths.”
Jain said she became inspired to write Veil of Echoes after watching Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler murder mystery movies.
“[The movies] have everything in them,” Jain said. “They have drama, they have action, they have comedy, they have romance, they have everything. I wanted to incorporate that into my plot. I integrated all these different genres into [the book].”
Her passion for writing, however, came from her dad.
“My greatest inspiration was my dad because he has a deep love for poetry,” Jain said. “Growing up, I saw him writing a lot of expressive and thought-evoking verses and everything and really made me think that I could write an engaging story. My dad and his ability to show his emotions also helped me want to channel creativity into a full-length novel.”
Since he was her inspiration, Jain started writing with the intention of gifting the work to her dad for his birthday.
“I didn’t really take a lot of help from my dad, but I did take inspiration from him,” Jain said. “What I was planning to do was to make this as a gift for my dad. His birthday is on April 6, but I published it before April. I really wish it was published in April, but I think my dad’s happy and my family’s happy.”