Thabu Shankar was a prolific Tamil author who rose to fame in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, particularly through weekly magazines like Kumudam , Ananda Vikatan , and later, the dedicated pulp fiction imprint "Kurinjippennin Kadhalan" (later simplified as Thabu Shankar Publications). He is often grouped with other Tamil pulp greats like Subha, Rajesh Kumar, and Indra Soundar Rajan.
Naan Yaar? or any Inspector Deva short novel. You'll finish it in one sitting and immediately look for the next.