Six Suspects
Streaming on Disney Hotstar as THE GREAT INDIAN MURDER
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- $15.99
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Publisher Description
BY THE AWARD-WINNING BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
SOON TO STREAM ON DISNEY HOTSTAR AND HULU AS THE GREAT INDIAN MURDER
'Unusual, witty, quirkily, cleverly plotted. A rollicking good read' THE TIMES
'Gleeful, sneaky fun. Confined to the airtight setting Agatha Christie's readers love' NEW YORK TIMES
A kaleidoscopic picture of modern India unfolds in this dazzlingly epic mystery. Can you guess the murderer?
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?
Readers love SIX SUSPECTS:
**** 'Very enjoyable galloping journey around India and full of drama'
**** 'Very entertaining and thought-provoking read'
***** 'A fast-paced mystery. Unputdownable!'
***** 'Brilliant storytelling and a humour to lighten the tension'
***** 'I love contemporary Indian fiction and this is one of the best'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This satirical crime novel from Swarup (Q&A, the basis for Oscar-winner Slumdog Millionaire) opens promisingly, but suffers from the absence of a genuine investigator. Journalist Arun Advani sets the scene by describing the circumstances of the killing of industrialist Vicky Rai, shot to death at his farmhouse near Delhi, at a party celebrating his acquittal for a particularly callous murder. In the crime's immediate aftermath, the authorities find six guests with firearms among the more than 300 in attendance. They include a Bollywood megastar, a corrupt former politician who may be possessed by the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi, and Larry Page, an unbelievably stupid American constantly mistaken for his more famous namesake (the cocreator of Google). Alternating flashbacks among the six suspects build to multiple false endings. While there are some funny moments, this is likely to please neither traditional mystery fans nor readers interested in contemporary India.
