Banking Thrillers have been the flavor in the Indian writing industry for quite some time now. Few books have turned around the fate of this genre in favor of the writers. Author Ravi Subramanian in his latest book "Bankerupt" tries to take the readers for a ride of their lives based on banks, frauds and scams. So is he successful in weaving one more riveting tale? Let's find out.
First look at the title and the cover and you can associate the book to a thriller and the author's previous attempts of writing banking thrillers. The title suits the theme of the book. The cover image portrays a man running away from something with a gun and a bag in his hand. It fits perfectly with the book. The blurb talks about two people and two different scenarios where there is a lot going to happen which will end up in a lot of mess. It's a typical thriller blurb not revealing too much of information about the story which sets the tone for the readers.
The story has two plots in it. First one in which Aditya Raisinghania an investment banker with GB2 bank works across deals for many customers and suddenly is embroiled in a controversy when his old frind Shivinder and a company called Step Up Shoes come to them for loading off their assets. The two best friends hatch a plan and end up making a mess of it. Meanwhile an EMU bird business proposal comes to him and there he meets his future wife Cirisha Narayanan with whom he gets married and settle down. But his father in law fears a lot of problems in his business after sometime and it becomes a cause of worry for him. Meanwhile Cirisha working in MIT comes across some events which changes the entire world around her when her best friend Richard takes some hasty steps and ends up killing himself and a lot of people. A lot of political drama unfolds in the campus when James Deahl & Michael Cordoza two popular academicians with their own personal interests in a few things lead an all out assault and put in danger lives of many people. What is the fate of Cirisha & Aditya in the end? Will the mess from Mumbai to Boston be uncovered? Will Richard & the others get justice? That's what the story is all about.
It's a classic case of a thriller which goes length and breadth of the continent and takes the readers for a ride of their lives. The number of surprises in the story keeps the readers engaged till the end. The deceptive nature of all the characters is a thing to watch out for in the book. The parallel plots in the story makes the head spin most of the times. The end in particular is very gripping and surprising. It's a delight for thriller readers. The book slow at start and pacy afterwards makes it interesting for the readers with vivid descriptions to go along with. The book has been inspired by a lot of real life events which have been woven into a thriller.
The downside of the book is the elder Narayanan's tale which loses it's charm and gives a look of an unnecessary entity in the book. His part looked neglected and incomplete towards the end.
The book once again like the previous thrillers from the author makes a strong case for itself. There's a touch difference to it it's more of an academic thriller than a banking thriller. It's a blend of scams, scandals, powerful political connections, manipulative nature of people, changing loyalties and not to forget the greed and the desire to succeed at any cost. It is edgy, mysterious, bag full of surprises and enough to make a reader dance to it's tunes till the end.
RATINGS:
4 OUT OF 5
A university is an institution for higher education and research. It can also be a place where academic brilliance leads to overinflated egos, bitter politics and finally, murder. Cirisha Narayanan, a professor who has risen meteorically, stumbles upon a cryptic message. Aditya Raisinghania, her banker husband, sets up a highly innovative financial hoax. Her profiteering father harvests Australias largest bird the emu in India. The US elections are on and the debate on gun control has reached a fever pitch. Set in Mumbai, Coimbatore and Boston, Ravi Subramanian creates an impeccably researched world where everyone has a motive to kill. Nothing is as it seems in this cunningly vicious thriller where the plot turns on a dime.
First look at the title and the cover and you can associate the book to a thriller and the author's previous attempts of writing banking thrillers. The title suits the theme of the book. The cover image portrays a man running away from something with a gun and a bag in his hand. It fits perfectly with the book. The blurb talks about two people and two different scenarios where there is a lot going to happen which will end up in a lot of mess. It's a typical thriller blurb not revealing too much of information about the story which sets the tone for the readers.
The story has two plots in it. First one in which Aditya Raisinghania an investment banker with GB2 bank works across deals for many customers and suddenly is embroiled in a controversy when his old frind Shivinder and a company called Step Up Shoes come to them for loading off their assets. The two best friends hatch a plan and end up making a mess of it. Meanwhile an EMU bird business proposal comes to him and there he meets his future wife Cirisha Narayanan with whom he gets married and settle down. But his father in law fears a lot of problems in his business after sometime and it becomes a cause of worry for him. Meanwhile Cirisha working in MIT comes across some events which changes the entire world around her when her best friend Richard takes some hasty steps and ends up killing himself and a lot of people. A lot of political drama unfolds in the campus when James Deahl & Michael Cordoza two popular academicians with their own personal interests in a few things lead an all out assault and put in danger lives of many people. What is the fate of Cirisha & Aditya in the end? Will the mess from Mumbai to Boston be uncovered? Will Richard & the others get justice? That's what the story is all about.
It's a classic case of a thriller which goes length and breadth of the continent and takes the readers for a ride of their lives. The number of surprises in the story keeps the readers engaged till the end. The deceptive nature of all the characters is a thing to watch out for in the book. The parallel plots in the story makes the head spin most of the times. The end in particular is very gripping and surprising. It's a delight for thriller readers. The book slow at start and pacy afterwards makes it interesting for the readers with vivid descriptions to go along with. The book has been inspired by a lot of real life events which have been woven into a thriller.
The downside of the book is the elder Narayanan's tale which loses it's charm and gives a look of an unnecessary entity in the book. His part looked neglected and incomplete towards the end.
The book once again like the previous thrillers from the author makes a strong case for itself. There's a touch difference to it it's more of an academic thriller than a banking thriller. It's a blend of scams, scandals, powerful political connections, manipulative nature of people, changing loyalties and not to forget the greed and the desire to succeed at any cost. It is edgy, mysterious, bag full of surprises and enough to make a reader dance to it's tunes till the end.
RATINGS:
4 OUT OF 5
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