Book Buzz–June Newsletter
June Read
Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup
Seven years ago, Vivek ‘Vicky’ Rai, the playboy son of the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh, murdered Ruby Gill at a trendy restaurant simply because she refused to serve him a drink. Now Vicky Rai has been murdered himself, at a party he had thrown to celebrate his acquittal.
The police cordon off the venue and search every guest discovering that six of them have guns in their possession. They include a corrupt bureaucrat, an American'tourist, a stone-age tribesman, a Bollywood sex symbol, a mobile phone thief and an ambitious politician.
Each of the suspects has a reason for murder. India’s best known investigative journalist, Arum Advani, examines their lives in detail trying to discover why they were in the farmhouse that night and who is responsible for the murder.
Inspired by actual events, Vikas Swarup’s eagerly awaited second novel is both a riveting page-turner and an insightful peek into the heart and soul of contemporary India.
Currently the Consul General for India in Osaka-Kobe Japan, this is Vikas Swarup’s second novel. His first, Q and A was an international best-seller and the inspiration for the film Slumdog Millionaire.
Six Suspects is also available as an eAudiobook.
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