About the book:

Bestselling author Ravi Subramanian, a master storyteller of financial crime and winner of the Golden Quill Readers Choice Award, returns with his most gripping thriller yet.

Bankers build their careers on trust, or so everyone thinks, till a series of murders threaten to destroy the reputation that the Greater Boston Global Bank (GB2) has built over the years. Who is behind these killings, and what is their motive?

When Karan Panjabi, press reporter and ex-banker, digs deeper, he realizes that he has stumbled upon a global conspiracy with far reaching ramifications a secret that could not only destroy the bank but also cast a shadow on the entire nation. With only thirty-six hours at his disposal, he must fight the clock and trust no one if he is to stay alive and uncover the truth.

About the Author:

Ravi Subramanian an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, has spent two decades working his way up the ladder of power in the amazingly exciting and adrenaline-pumping world of global banks in India. It is but natural that his stories are set against the backdrop of the financial services industry. He lives in Mumbai with his wife Dharini and daughter Anusha. In 2008, he won the Golden Quill Readers Choice award for his debut novel, If God was a Banker.

To know more about Ravi, visit http://www.ravisubramanian.in or email him at info@ ravisubramanian.in. To connect with him, log on to Facebook at http://www.facebook. com/authorravisubramanian or tweet to @subramanianravi.

My views:

The Banster is a thriller revolving about the bank ‘GB2’. It is narrated in a great way. It has easy language; the scenario is explained well so you get the feel of what exactly is happening. But this sometimes acts opposite. Many a times you don’t connect with the book. The part when Karan comes in and solves the crime is the page turner part it keep you engross in it.

But I have a problem. There are many characters. Many sub-plots. And many things going at the some time which causes a little confusion. The length of the book is also long; it should have been a little shorter. The characters are not well defined so you don’t connect with them.

In end what you think turn out different but it didn’t left the effect it should have. It feels like an ending of a crime television series. The author has done a lot of work before writing it. But still it misses something.

My rating:

I would give it… 3/5.