Book Review: The Bankster

Dec 17
NabanitaDhar
Title: The Bankster

About the Author (From the Book):

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.
To know more about Ravi, visit www.ravisubramanian.in or email him at info@ ravisubramanian.in. To connect with him, log on to Facebook at www.facebook. com/authorravisubramanian or tweet to @subramanianravi.
Price: Rs 250
Publisher: Rupa Publications India    
      
Rating: 3/5
Something about the book( from the Book’s cover):

Bankers build their careers on trust, or so everyone thinks, till a series of murders threaten to destroy the reputation that the Greater Boston Global Bank (GB2) has built over the years. Who is behind these killings, and what is their motive?  Is the banker at GB2 fast turning into a bankster? Or was he always one?
When Karan Panjabi, press reporter and ex-banker, digs deeper, he realizes that he has stumbled upon a global conspiracy with far reaching ramifications a secret that could not only destroy the bank but also cast a shadow on the entire nation. With only thirty-six hours at his disposal, he must fight the clock and trust no one if he is to stay alive and uncover the truth.
Spinning an intricate web of lies, deceit and treachery, bestselling author Ravi Subramanian, a master storyteller of financial crime and winner of the 2008 Golden Quill Readers’ Choice Award, returns with his most gripping thriller yet.
My View:

Well I hadn’t read Ravi Subramanian’s work earlier, so this was my first- ‘The Bankster’. This is his fifth book, the earlier ones being If God Was a Banker, I Bought the Monk’s Ferrari, Devil in Pinstripes and The Incredible Banker. This book expectantly has been set in his familiar territory of the Banking Industry. It is a thriller with a series of deaths, conspiracy and a protagonist who uncovers it all as the plot moves from Angola to Kerala to Mumbai to Vienna in a flawless fashion. He even manages a few surprises on several occasions as the plot unfolds.
Readable and definitely worth a onetime read but there are certain things about the book which I would have loved to do without. The use of hinglish is defaming to the entire concept of English Novel in my books and no I didn’t really admire this aspect of the book.  Apart from that there were certain characters which the author could have done without as they do not add to the plot.
However, it is far better than the candyfloss fiction in the market today and for that you should definitely pick it up for a read.
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