Title : The Bankster
Author : Ravi Subramanian
Publisher : Rupa Publications
ISBN : 978-81-291-2048-9
Genre : Thriller (Fiction)
Pages : 358
Edition Language : English
Format : PaperBack
Price : Rs. 250
Website : www.ravisubramanian.in
Author : Ravi Subramanian
Publisher : Rupa Publications
ISBN : 978-81-291-2048-9
Genre : Thriller (Fiction)
Pages : 358
Edition Language : English
Format : PaperBack
Price : Rs. 250
Website : www.ravisubramanian.in
About the Author :
Ravi Subramanian an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, has spent two
decades working his way up the ladder of power in the amazingly exciting
and adrenaline-pumping world of global banks in India. It is but
natural that his stories are set against the backdrop of the financial
services industry. He lives in Mumbai with his wife Dharini and daughter
Anusha. In 2008, he won the Golden Quill Readers Choice award for his
debut novel, If God was a Banker.
My Review for the Book :
Huhh...... A great suspense.... a thriller with all corporate crimes, money launderers, blood diamonds and a big conspiracy..... I came to know that this book just rated as #1 bestseller by crossword stores. and feel proud I have a copy of that book with the author's autograph!!! Thanks to blogadda!!. So the story starts with a foreign Bank The Greater Boston Global Bank (GB2) and its operations in India, particularly at Mumbai, with all the official, unofficial corporate tricks and tactics, the author tries to make us comfortable with the corporate environment. Meanwhile the story of a Gandhian revolutionary of Kerala who was fighting against the unlawful medium by which the government is trying to set-up a Nuclear-Plant without caring for the locals in his area. Also the story of a covert CIA Agent runs on parallel lines with the other two. Later, comes the mystery of the murders of employees of GB2 which at first-sight looks like merely accidents. But later found as a part of a much greater conspiracy. This conspiracy is going to stun the world. What can be the connection between the three totally different places and characters??? What is the mystery behind the murders of GB2 employees??? What is the role, that Gandhian activist of Kerala has in the story??? Well for that you have to read this book.
Meanwhile the story revolves in almost all parts of the world, from Mumbai to Kerala, Angola and Vienna, or America, Germany or parts of Europe. After all there is Global Conspiracy involved in it. This conspiracy was later revealed when a Press Reporter and an Ex-Banker, who was allowed to investigate the murder mystery, by the bank's CEO, digs deep into the whole story.
The characters are described very clearly and beautifully which almost creates a live scene in the mind while reading the story. Also the characters in the corporate life were very carefully described with all the liars, cunning and greedy bosses and their subordinates, and the bank environment of competitions, sales, flirting, cunning bosses, audits, referrals etc, which you can expect by an author with banking background. The other story of a Gandhian activist trying to persuade government for taking care of lives around the newly built nuclear plant, his protests, and the protests getting out of his hands, the need of funds and support and how can it go wrong, or to wrong people, its all given here.
And then the investigations, facts, logic they all come in the later part and I bet you will never wanna someone disturb you, while you are through this part of the book. The Author tried to keep it simple to understand but yet powerful enough to create and protect the suspense throughout the story till end.
With the financial frauds,blood diamonds and arms procurement, NGO's and their funding, and the secret missions being running parallely, the author mixed the ingredients of lies, deceit and treachery, I Bet once you take it in your hand it would be difficult to you to put it down in between. If you are going for a corporate thriller, you are with the best one!!!.
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| Ravi Subramanian, Author (The Bankster) |
The characters are described very clearly and beautifully which almost creates a live scene in the mind while reading the story. Also the characters in the corporate life were very carefully described with all the liars, cunning and greedy bosses and their subordinates, and the bank environment of competitions, sales, flirting, cunning bosses, audits, referrals etc, which you can expect by an author with banking background. The other story of a Gandhian activist trying to persuade government for taking care of lives around the newly built nuclear plant, his protests, and the protests getting out of his hands, the need of funds and support and how can it go wrong, or to wrong people, its all given here.
And then the investigations, facts, logic they all come in the later part and I bet you will never wanna someone disturb you, while you are through this part of the book. The Author tried to keep it simple to understand but yet powerful enough to create and protect the suspense throughout the story till end.
With the financial frauds,blood diamonds and arms procurement, NGO's and their funding, and the secret missions being running parallely, the author mixed the ingredients of lies, deceit and treachery, I Bet once you take it in your hand it would be difficult to you to put it down in between. If you are going for a corporate thriller, you are with the best one!!!.
My Rating : 4/5
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