Maha Khan Phillips’ “Beautiful from this Angle” was officially launched in Karachi, followed by readings held at Liberty Books.

Her second novel, the first one being a children’s book, is a satire about three socialites in Karachi and their attempts to make a fake documentary. Phillips is hoping to begin work on a third novel, one that will be a thriller.

“Isn’t it a little surprising that there are no thriller novels being written in Pakistan? I mean, we have all the right ingredients!” said Phillips in an interview with Dawn.com. - Photography by Nadir Siddiqui