Double
or Quits is the story of Jyotsna
Singh. She is an anaylst with an investment banking company. Aryan
Sahani the promoter of Sahani Hospitals
meets her in relation to floating of an IPO. Jyotsna is attracted to
him. Contrary to the rules they enter into a romantic relationship.
Aryan systematically induces Jyotsna to manipulate the figures to
make unlawful gains. She is suspended from her job. She is even
convicted for insider trading. Will she redeem her life?
With
this novel Shilpa Gupta enters the Ravi Subramaniam’s style of
writing. So there is no suspense as such. But the real and cruel
world of investment banking is exposed. I feel that the author should
have spent some more time and attention towards building
the
Jyotsna and
Aryan relationship. Their bonding is simply unconvincing. Even the title Double or Quits sounds both odd and inappropriate. Shilpa
scores by making the protagonist a woman. Jyotsna is not a prey, but
a woman who is ready to take responsibility for her actions. The
novel is a fast paced thriller. It is a page turner and gives the
satisfaction of reading a good novel. Hence
this novel is highly recommended.
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