{"product_id":"9780312630737","title":"Six Suspects : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSix Suspects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Vikas Swarup\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e comes a richly textured social thriller. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwarup 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] Bollywood version of the board game Clue with a strain of screwball comedy thrown in...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A]lthough the story’s geographical span is even bigger than India, the whole thing feels handily confined to the kind of isolated, air-tight setting that Agatha Christie’s readers love. Thanks to such a schematic setup 'Six Suspects' is gleeful, sneaky fun….Mr. Swarup, an Indian diplomat, brings a worldly range of attributes to his potentially simple story. [His] style stays light and playful, preferring to err on the side of broad high jinks rather than high seriousness. A fizzy romp seems to be the main thing he has in mind.  Oddly enough, that ambition turns this formulaic-sounding book into a refreshing oddity. It bears no resemblance to any of the cookie-cutter genre books of this season.” —\u003ci\u003eJanet Maslin, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A]lthough the story's geographical span is even bigger than India, the whole thing feels handily confined to the kind of isolated, air-tight setting that Agatha Christie's readers love. Thanks to such a schematic setup 'Six Suspects' is gleeful, sneaky fun….Mr. Swarup, an Indian diplomat, brings a worldly range of attributes to his potentially simple story. [His] style stays light and playful, preferring to err on the side of broad high jinks rather than high seriousness. A fizzy romp seems to be the main thing he has in mind.  Oddly enough, that ambition turns this formulaic-sounding book into a refreshing oddity. It bears no resemblance to any of the cookie-cutter genre books of this season.” —\u003ci\u003eJanet Maslin, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charming, atmospheric, and driven equally by character and plot, \u003ci\u003eSix Suspects\u003c\/i\u003e is bound to be popular with traditional mystery fans and readers of international crime fiction, as well as the legion of Slumdog devotees. Highly recommended.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Enriched by the sights and smells of contemporary India, this mystery shows Swarup to be a skillful prose stylist and deft handler of plot, who's likely to win more readers.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The author of \u003ci\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e has another blockbuster of a story that begins with a murder, then delves into the lives and motives of the six suspects. The reader becomes intimately involved with each suspect while being treated to an eye-opening account of life in India.” —\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times BOOKreviews (4 1\/2 stars)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The author of \u003ci\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), the novel that became the film Slumdog Millionaire, returns with an equally high-concept tale that uses a murder investigation to launch a riotous tour of contemporary India...a teeming, beguiling Indian panorama wrapped in a clever whodunit.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312630737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40637252731086,"sku":"9780312630737","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c9f52935-b0fe-453c-b582-c2df6a9bfe05.jpg?v=1639014113","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312630737","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}