Six Suspects, Vikas Swarup
Six Suspects, Vikas Swarup
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Six Suspects

Author: Vikas Swarup

Narrator: Lyndam Gregory

Unabridged: 17 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2009

Synopsis

There's a caste system—even in murder. 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, technicolor lives of six eccentric characters unravel before our eyes. But can we trust Advani? Or does he have another agenda in mind…?

About Vikas Swarup

Vikas Swarup’s first novel was made into the Oscar Award–winning film Slumdog Millionaire and has been translated into over forty languages. Swarup has written for Time, Newsweek, the Guardian, the Telegraph, and the Financial Times. An Indian diplomat, he has been posted to Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Japan. He lives in India.

About Lyndam Gregory

Lyndam Gregory is an accomplished film, stage, and voice actor. He has performed a wide range of roles for the BCC Radio Drama Company and went on to have a feature role in the long-running program The Archers. His most notable stage and television credits include Star Talk, Surgical Spirit, and London’s Burning. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kater

There are a certain class of books in which nothing really happens for three hundred pages, but the reader enjoys the read because the characters are so friendly, the setting so cozy, and the writing so easy. This novel is the exact opposite. Everything happens, but the journey jars, the characters......more

Goodreads review by Maria João

"(...) era sobre uma aldeia cheia de gente pobre que era explorada por um senhor feudal. Mostrava um rapazinho a atirar uma pedra à mansão do zamindor (senhor feudal), partindo uma janela. (...) As grandes revoluções começam com uma pequena faísca." A introdução do livro "Seis Suspeitos" é provocador......more

Quotes

“Lyndam Gregory sounds like he’s having a grand time performing the tapestry of characters in this contemporary Indian morality tale…Well worth a listen.” AudioFile

“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.” Library Journal

“If Agatha Christie wrote a mystery about modern India, it might be something like this…Charming, atmospheric, and driven equally by character and plot, Six Suspects 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.” Booklist (starred review)

“[A] 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.” Kirkus Reviews

“Gleeful, sneaky fun…a refreshing oddity.” New York Times

Awards

  • AudioFile Earphones Award
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