AGE OF VICE

An immersive page-turner of epic proportions, about one dangerously seductive, extremely wealthy family in contemporary India, and the outsiders - lovers, servants, friends-who wander into its complex, treacherous web. The powerfully addictive, propulsive read that has drawn comparisons to "Succession," "Billions," and a modernized "The Godfather," Age of Vice is an irresistible, binge-worthy story of power, wealth, attraction, revenge, and the kind of family ties that bind - and kill. It's New Delhi, 2004. An impeccably dressed errand boy is hauled off to jail for his apparent role in a gruesome accident. Abused, tortured by the police, he doesn't speak. But a few days into his imprisonment, the guards appear. "There's been a mistake," they say, cleaning him up. "Why didn't you tell us?" They are apologetic, deferential, even. "We didn't know you were a Wadia man." Deftly shifting through time and perspective, Age of Vice revolves around the dizzyingly wealthy, influential, and completely corrupt Wadia family, and the beneficiaries and casualties ensnared by their whatever-costs pursuit of fortune and control. Key among those lured into this dangerous web are Neda, a curious young journalist caught between her profession, the pleasures of flirtation with handsome young Sunny Wadia; and Ajay, the watchful, low-caste boy born into poverty and sold into servitude, who eventually finds himself rising through the ranks of the family's loyalty. Written by an Indian journalist and novelist with first-hand observation of this world, Age of Vice is keenly observed, wildly dramatic, and deliciously cinematic. Riveting entertainment at its literary best. Story Locale: India