| Six Suspects Contributor(s): Swarup, Vikas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312630735 ISBN-13: 9780312630737 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.35 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the author of the New York Times bestseller Slumdog Millionaire comes a richly textured social thriller. Seven years ago, Vivek Vicky Rai, the playboy son of the home minister of Uttar Pradesh, murdered bartender Ruby Gill at a trendy restaurant in New Delhi, simply because she refused to serve him a drink. Now Vicky Rai has been killed at the party he was throwing to celebrate his acquittal. The police arrest six guests with guns in their possession: a corrupt bureaucrat who claims to have become Mahatma Gandhi; an American tourist infatuated with an Indian actress; a Stone Age tribesman on a quest; a Bollywood sex symbol with a guilty secret; a mobile-phone thief who dreams big; and an ambitious politician prepared to stoop low. Swarup unravels the lives and motives of the six suspects, offering both a riveting page-turner and an insightful look into the heart of contemporary India. |
Contributor Bio(s): Swarup, Vikas: - Vikas Swarup grew up in India. In his diplomatic career, he has been posted to various countries such as Japan, Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. He has written for TIME, The Guardian, and The Telegraph (UK). His first novel was translated into over forty languages and made into the Oscar Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.He lives with his artist wife and two sons. |