I read ‘Fraudster’ by RV Raman and it was a book to be
read.There are three seemingly unrelated murders. One is of a young banker who
exposes a financial fraud, the second and third are of two men in the corporate
world, with hands in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The hero, I felt of the
book was the tomboyish Varsha, who works at a company known as CBS, a global
accounting firm. Varsha seems to have gotten into the whole mess, as she seemed to be in the middle of everything, quite by mistake. There is a whole mess of
corruption, politicians and scams coupled with murders.
Of course, you have the
entire murder mysteries angle, which has us running around looking at obvious
clues, without finding out what do with them. You also have certain romantic
angles, which die very soon, because this book is only about the scam and the
corruption. The author does not let the reader forget that angle.
Gmail was also a strong
character. Hackers and servers are all so involved in this book, that it
expects you to check your accounts, too! The accounting firm is hacked and the
technical part takes over for a while. The plot involves a scam, which had corporate
loans, corrupt bank officers and their practices.
The police are also involved
in this exciting and fast paced thriller. You have a car chase, a kidnapping
and even smartphones, to keep you on the edge.
The author, being an
expert in the banking industry helps him in writing this book. His expertise
helps him in building the plot and the sharp writing reaches for the end of the
story. The only problem was the lack of the parallel stories or reaching the
end of these stories. Because he does attempt it, but gives up halfway, I felt.
In spite of that the
plot remains true to the story. One does hope for more such gripping thrillers
to come our way. So, three cheers for RV Raman. You can catch RV Raman's Interview right here.
Author: RV Raman
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 978-93-5009-800-4
Price: Rs 250/-
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