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OverviewAn Indian Agatha Christie...a page turning murder mystery in the bestselling tradition of Alexander McCall Smith, by the author of the bestselling SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. Vicky Rai, the son of a high-profile Minister, has been shot dead by one of the guests at his own party. They are a glitzy bunch, but among them the police find six strange, displaced characters with a gun in their possession. each of them steaming with a secret motive. India's wiliest investigative journalist, Arun Advani, makes it his mission to nail the murderer. In doing so, the amazing, tender and touching, techni-colour lives of six eccentric personalities unravel before our eyes. But can we trust Advani? Or does he have another agenda in mind...? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vikas SwarupPublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Black Swan Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.388kg ISBN: 9781784163792ISBN 10: 1784163791 Pages: 576 Publication Date: 26 April 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsI do not normally recommend crime novels more than 500 pages long, but I am making an exception with Vikas Swarup It's unusual, witty, quirkily, cleverly plotted, intelligent, and along the way it's an informative satire on Indian politics and values...a rollicking good read -- Marcel Berlins * Times * Gleeful, sneaky fun -- Janet Maslin * New York Times * Fascinating, multi-voiced slice of Indian life across the castes with political corruption at its centre...a lovely, lovely book -- Sarah Broadhurst * Bookseller * A page-turner of a mystery * Waterstones' Quarterly * Neat, clever and loads and loads of fun * Daily Sport * Author InformationVikas Swarup is a member of the Indian Foreign Service and Q&A is his first novel. An international sensation, it has been translated into over forty languages, and was recently made into the multiple Oscar-winning film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. His new novel Six Suspects is also available as a Black Swan paperback. To find out more about Vikas Swarup, visit his website- www.vikasswarup.net Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |