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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