How to Kidnap the Rich

How to Kidnap the Rich
Rahul Raina
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6 May 2021 UK
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9781408713334
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Ramesh Kumar - examinations consultant - wakes up in a room he doesn' t recognise. Next to him is spoilt brat Rudi, drunk and high on cocaine from another night of binging. Suddenly, two goons enter the room - they kidnap both boys and chop off Ramesh' s pinky finger. Rudi is a star - he took a national entrance exam for further education and came top in the whole of India. Or at least everyone in the country thinks he did. He has his own television show ' Beat the Brain' where he is pitted against India' s bright young hopes, vying to be clever and get rich. But behind the scenes of ' Beat the Brain' , Ramesh, a chaiwallah' s son from the streets of Delhi, feeds answers to Rudi through an earpiece. Because Ramesh isn' t just an examination consultant, he takes exams on behalf of the children of wealthy people - parents who want their kids to go to Harvard, work at Google and live in America. He never intended to come top in the whole of India. He never meant to make stupid Rudi a star. When someone discovers their secret, blackmail, kidnap and extortion are followed by national disgrace. How did things get so out of hand? Delhi has a dark side and it is closing in on Ramesh and Rudi, their fame, their cash and their cars, their hopes and dreams.
Intelligent, witty and sublime. I' m hooked. Remember the name. You' ll be hearing more of it in future -- Abir Mukherjee, author of A RISING MAN Part crime novel, part satire on modern India and told with authenticity, razor-sharp wit and a biting turn of phrase, Rahul Raina' s How to Kidnap the Rich is a book I' ve been waiting a long time for. I can' t remember the last time I read such an assured debut. Raina writes like he' s been doing this all his life. Ladies and gentlemen, it' s time to welcome a new star to the world of international crime fiction -- Abir Mukherjee, author of A RISING MAN Brutally funny and fast-paced, this debut from Rahul Raina proves he is a star in the making -- Nikesh Shukla Rahul Raina' s voice crackles with wit and the affecting exuberance of youth. His ripping good story grabs you on page one and doesn' t let go, taking you on a monstrously funny and unpredictable wild ride through a thousand different Delhis at top speed. How To Kidnap the Rich roars with brilliance, freshness and so much heart -- Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians Rahul Raina' s How to Kidnap the Rich has already been optioned by HBO: a Delhi-set, reality TV-based literary crime crossover, it will appeal to fans of Parasite and Crazy Rich Asians * Daily Mail * A satire, a love story and a thriller, How To Kidnap The Rich by Rahul Raina has shades of The Talented Mr Ripley that also casts an unerring eye over the huge disparity in Indian society. A rollercoaster of a read, this is going to be big * Stylist * White Tiger meets Caddyshack the movie in Raina' s lively novel, brimming with rat-a-tat-tat wit, breezy prose and a keen observation of colorism, casteism and social inequity. Unputdownable! -- Alka Joshi, NYT bestselling author of The Henna Artist Fans of My Sister the Serial Killer, Parasite and Crazy Rich Asians will be enthralled by this riotous tale from the very first line . . . A hugely entertaining and unique debut that satirically dissects India' s inequalities * Cosmopolitan *
Rahul Raina divides his time between Oxford and Delhi. He runs his own consultancy in England for part of the year, and works for charities for street children and teaches English in India in the down season.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781408713334
Published: 6 May 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Little, Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 304

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