REVIEW OF HOW TO KILL A BILLIONAIRE

Blurb for the book:

A billionaire's son goes missing. A young girl commits suicide after a rape. This is a twisted, ironic tale of a brother's love for his sister and his faith in vengeance as the only alternative to a deeply flawed justice system. The brother, a trial court lawyer practicing in the lower courts of Delhi, uses the weaknesses of the legal system to confront and confound one of the world's richest men. The story that unfolds takes the reader through the labyrinthine corridors of the Indian legal system to a shattering climax.

My Review:

Though it is categorised as Thriller/ Mystery Fiction in generalised terms, How to Kill a Billionaire by Rajesh Talwar indeed proves to be a detailed guide on how you can methodically, with meticulous steps and pointers take down the son one of the most influential businessman.

Alas, this is not a guidebook, but the way with which the murder was planned does make it very much interesting than what we find in our normal Crime Mysteries.

Unique thing about this book, which I have not found much in this genre is that it gave us the Point of view of the person who has actually committed the crime, though it isn't until 80 percent that we realise who actually the culprit is, rather than the other clichéd books wherein we are just told who the guilty one is.

Amit Patel, son a very rich businessman has gone missing, few days after they found the dead body of his close friend, and the suspect is the one who has a strong motive for this disappearance, though being a lawyer, he is sort of influential in his own profession, so even the police and other enforcements can not take quick action against him.

Telling who the MC / Protagonist is will result in spoilers and I don't want to give away anything, so I won't be revealing his identity. But I think he very well gave Amit back what the jerk deserved.

The book enunciates that no matter how rich you are, Karma will always hit you back and justice will be served for your Wrongdoings and misgivings. Though it was in no scenario an ideal way for the MC to take matters in his own hand and punish Amit, I can sympathise with why he had to take these upon himself to punish Amit.

At times, I wondered if the MC had not been a lawyer, or if he didn't have the support of his fellow colleagues, would he have suceeded with his plan? I highly doubt so.

This book deals with a sensitive topic and though its nowhere much graphically shown, I highly suggest that people with Triggers should make sure to read the blurb before grabbing this novel.

My Rating:

I am going to give the book FIVE BILLIONAIRE STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐