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HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPRAH DAILY PICK FOR 2023

Illfated love and toxic family power struggles provide emotional drive for this big dynastic saga JAKE ARNOTT GUARDIAN

Huge epic immersive and absorbing certain to be a book of the year LEE CHILD NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Kapoors violent and bitter story is deeply addictive PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW

This is the age of vice where pleasure and power are everything and the family ties that bind can also kill

New Delhi 3 am A speeding Mercedes jumps the kerb and in the blink of an eye five people are dead Its a rich mans car but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all just a shellshocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold
Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India Age of Vice is an epic actionpacked story propelled by the seductive wealth startling corruption and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia familyloved by some loathed by others feared by all

In the shadow of lavish estates extravagant parties predatory business deals and calculated political influence three lives become dangerously intertwined Ajay is the watchful servant born into poverty who rises through the familys ranks Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father whatever the cost And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss pleasure greed yearning violence and revenge will these characters connections become a path to escape or a trigger of further destruction

Equal parts crime thriller and family saga transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers false friendships forbidden romance and the consequences of corruption It is bingeworthy entertainment at its literary best