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The Hawala Agent
Digyen Burmah is a forensic auditor and corporate spy. An old friend needs his help in finding his wife and co-worker, who mysteriously vanished during an official tour. Apparently, the company is also frantically trying to find his elusive wife.
Burmah investigates the company and unearths shady deals in tax havens, transactions with hawala agents, cash payments to influence Indian elections and many more shocking details.
Did his friend’s wife know too much? Or was she a conduit in the hawala channel used to transport money across borders? Whose money is it? What agenda is the company pursuing in the garb of developing software?
Based on true stories from income tax raids, The Hawala Agent brings to fore how hawala is used to launder money and finance extremism.
Burmah investigates the company and unearths shady deals in tax havens, transactions with hawala agents, cash payments to influence Indian elections and many more shocking details.
Did his friend’s wife know too much? Or was she a conduit in the hawala channel used to transport money across borders? Whose money is it? What agenda is the company pursuing in the garb of developing software?
Based on true stories from income tax raids, The Hawala Agent brings to fore how hawala is used to launder money and finance extremism.
208 pages, Paperback
Published December 13, 2021
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January 9, 2022
This book revolves around the protagonist Swati Gupta who was nowhere to be found and was vanished after her last visit in Mumbai. She was the wife of Deepak Bhide who asked his old friend to find his wife at any cost. Digyen Burmrah was a forensic auditor and corporate spy and he investigates the company, Globosoft where both Swati and Deepak worked and found some unbelievable and shocking truth.
This book is based on true events involving the Jain Hawala Diaries case of 1991 and another case, involving the huge amount of cash and gold discovered from an income tax raid in 2018 in Chennai.
Read this book to find out
What happened to Swati? Was she actually kidnapped?
What were actually happening in Globosoft?
How all this is related to the Hawala case?
This book held me captivating. And me being from the commerce background was extremely excited to read this book. And it is really hard to predict what happened to Swati till the very end.
This book is based on true events involving the Jain Hawala Diaries case of 1991 and another case, involving the huge amount of cash and gold discovered from an income tax raid in 2018 in Chennai.
Read this book to find out
What happened to Swati? Was she actually kidnapped?
What were actually happening in Globosoft?
How all this is related to the Hawala case?
This book held me captivating. And me being from the commerce background was extremely excited to read this book. And it is really hard to predict what happened to Swati till the very end.
January 17, 2022
Being a chartered accountant (CA) myself, I was instantly attracted to read this book based on the synopsis.
The protagonist is also a CA and also a forensic auditor. He had different ethics in a good manner. He could be disloyal to his employer but could not go opposite his morals. Yes, we need more such people in this selfish world where people has forgotten basic humanity.
Then, he got involved in a case where the wife of his college mate was vanished in air and no-one knew anything. Also, Police had also refused to file the complaint.
As the story moved, there were many dirty secrets of many people came in picture but I was doubtful what happened to the main culprit and the author did not disappoint with the climax. I was on the edge of my seat at the end to know what happened. I love this feeling.
I would appreciate the author to write such an extraordinary story. I really enjoyed it thoroughly. It had all wow factors like drama, adventure, suspense, politics, terrorism, etc. The language was quite easy as the author has tried to explain some concepts. I loved the protagonist and how he always listened to his heart. If you like a good thriller with money laundering and some drama, just go for it! Definitely recommended!
The protagonist is also a CA and also a forensic auditor. He had different ethics in a good manner. He could be disloyal to his employer but could not go opposite his morals. Yes, we need more such people in this selfish world where people has forgotten basic humanity.
Then, he got involved in a case where the wife of his college mate was vanished in air and no-one knew anything. Also, Police had also refused to file the complaint.
As the story moved, there were many dirty secrets of many people came in picture but I was doubtful what happened to the main culprit and the author did not disappoint with the climax. I was on the edge of my seat at the end to know what happened. I love this feeling.
I would appreciate the author to write such an extraordinary story. I really enjoyed it thoroughly. It had all wow factors like drama, adventure, suspense, politics, terrorism, etc. The language was quite easy as the author has tried to explain some concepts. I loved the protagonist and how he always listened to his heart. If you like a good thriller with money laundering and some drama, just go for it! Definitely recommended!
January 9, 2022
When I picked up this book, I had no idea as to what the title meant but after going through the book, I got to know quite a lot about the Hawala system, something that was new for me. For one, this was a crisp and easy mystery read that was engaging and enjoyable. The language is simple and can be understood by all easily.
There are a handful of characters in the story who play key roles in bringing all the threads together. In the beginning, I was a bit confused about the plotline but it became clearer to me in the second half of the book. The climax was surprising for me as I had no idea that this could be a possibility and I liked that for me. What made this story even more intriguing is the fact that this is actually based on true stories.
Overall, it was a good read. Mystery lovers and those looking for a simple yet interesting read can surely give this book a try.
There are a handful of characters in the story who play key roles in bringing all the threads together. In the beginning, I was a bit confused about the plotline but it became clearer to me in the second half of the book. The climax was surprising for me as I had no idea that this could be a possibility and I liked that for me. What made this story even more intriguing is the fact that this is actually based on true stories.
Overall, it was a good read. Mystery lovers and those looking for a simple yet interesting read can surely give this book a try.
January 12, 2022
The Hawala Agent by Smarak Swain is a book based on true events. The Hawala System, an informal way of money transfer especially across borders. This leads to a loss for the IT department as the conversion of cash is from black to white which is obtained by illegal and unlawful methods. The book is based on this system of money laundering method.
The author has tried to make it simple for the readers to understand. The gripping plot is well planned with justified characters and a language that is easy to follow. The narration is smooth. Thought the it started off slowly, the pace increases as the story progresses.
The author has maintained the suspense until the unpredictable climax at the end. The glossary for acronyms used in the book , has been provided at the end for the reader's reference. I found it very helpful. Also the Tamil accent used in the book was enjoyable.
Overall a thrilling read....
The author has tried to make it simple for the readers to understand. The gripping plot is well planned with justified characters and a language that is easy to follow. The narration is smooth. Thought the it started off slowly, the pace increases as the story progresses.
The author has maintained the suspense until the unpredictable climax at the end. The glossary for acronyms used in the book , has been provided at the end for the reader's reference. I found it very helpful. Also the Tamil accent used in the book was enjoyable.
Overall a thrilling read....
January 23, 2022
The title and the cover page of this Book barely imply the story frame. This novel is about a vice spy who is involved to search for his friend's wife.
Based on true events this novel has revealed a lot of mysteries of the spy as well as hawala agents, which makes me feel OH!!!! This story moves like a detective novel. How the protagonist Digyen Burmah gives the conclusion to all the contradictions in his way of searching his friend's wife Swati Gupta. As a forensic auditor and a corporate spy, Digyen's character is apt to his role. The author dramatically increases the risk and the thrilling of the story to hook the readers till the end.
Language is rational. The plot is enthralling. Characters are well developed. The story frame is visually moving in the reader's mind while reading
Based on true events this novel has revealed a lot of mysteries of the spy as well as hawala agents, which makes me feel OH!!!! This story moves like a detective novel. How the protagonist Digyen Burmah gives the conclusion to all the contradictions in his way of searching his friend's wife Swati Gupta. As a forensic auditor and a corporate spy, Digyen's character is apt to his role. The author dramatically increases the risk and the thrilling of the story to hook the readers till the end.
Language is rational. The plot is enthralling. Characters are well developed. The story frame is visually moving in the reader's mind while reading
January 23, 2022
The Hawala Agent by Smarak Swain is a book based on true events. The story is a combination two cases from different years. It focuses on the protagonist, Digyen Burmah, who is a forensic auditor and corporate spy. One day his friend Deepak Bhide approached him and told him to find his wife who appeared from nowhere and then vanished from his life too after marriage.
When Digyen digs into the case more and more. He found out this is not about Bhide's wife but a more deep mystery which has so many strings attached to it.
The story is very much inspired from real life income tax raids and hawala cases. This novel has a very thrilling and full of mystery storyline.
When Digyen digs into the case more and more. He found out this is not about Bhide's wife but a more deep mystery which has so many strings attached to it.
The story is very much inspired from real life income tax raids and hawala cases. This novel has a very thrilling and full of mystery storyline.
March 4, 2022
Assalamu Alaikum 😊, 'Some people are so poor, all they have is money'- random quotes from Google
Book📗: 'The Hawala Agent' by Smarak Swain
Genre 📸: Crime Mystery with Banking and Accounts
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Overall Ratings 🌟 : 4.3 / 5
Pages📚: 199
Language : Easy and Elegant
Safemark 💫 : 4.8 / 5
(Safemark - It denotes that the safety with the presence of erotic/ over romantic content. 5 denotes the presence such contents and 4.5 denotes the little occurrence of such and likewise)
______________
💰 A case of an old friend(Deepak Bhide)'s missing wife lands in the hand of Digyen Burmah who is a forensic auditor and corporate spy. Apparently, the company is also frantically trying to find Deepak's elusive wife. Digyen starts his investigation which lands in a complete unexpected world of tax havens, hawala agents and much more. Did his friend’s wife know too much? Or was she a conduit in the hawala channel used to transport money across borders?
Based on true stories from income tax raids,
this book brings to fore how hawala is used to launder money and finance extremism.
💰 Not a regular crime thriller you read! Its written in a different way where apart from the plot, the reader will be gaining knowledge about taxes, hawala and much more. Some terms are quite new to me. I would recommend this book for people with more maturity or 20+ to understand certain terms.
💰 Back to the plot, it is well constructed and quite suspenseful. The flow of the plot to a different concept was so smooth and good to read. I do feel some logic missing here and there(very minor though). As a personal opinion, I feel really bad why muslims are always targetted in national crimes.
Book📗: 'The Hawala Agent' by Smarak Swain
Genre 📸: Crime Mystery with Banking and Accounts
_______________
Overall Ratings 🌟 : 4.3 / 5
Pages📚: 199
Language : Easy and Elegant
Safemark 💫 : 4.8 / 5
(Safemark - It denotes that the safety with the presence of erotic/ over romantic content. 5 denotes the presence such contents and 4.5 denotes the little occurrence of such and likewise)
______________
💰 A case of an old friend(Deepak Bhide)'s missing wife lands in the hand of Digyen Burmah who is a forensic auditor and corporate spy. Apparently, the company is also frantically trying to find Deepak's elusive wife. Digyen starts his investigation which lands in a complete unexpected world of tax havens, hawala agents and much more. Did his friend’s wife know too much? Or was she a conduit in the hawala channel used to transport money across borders?
Based on true stories from income tax raids,
this book brings to fore how hawala is used to launder money and finance extremism.
💰 Not a regular crime thriller you read! Its written in a different way where apart from the plot, the reader will be gaining knowledge about taxes, hawala and much more. Some terms are quite new to me. I would recommend this book for people with more maturity or 20+ to understand certain terms.
💰 Back to the plot, it is well constructed and quite suspenseful. The flow of the plot to a different concept was so smooth and good to read. I do feel some logic missing here and there(very minor though). As a personal opinion, I feel really bad why muslims are always targetted in national crimes.
August 23, 2023
Get ready for an electrifying journey into the world of mystery and intrigue with "The Hawala Agent" by Smarak Swain! 🕵️♂️🔍
In "The Hawala Agent," Smarak Swain crafts a gripping narrative that combines the realms of forensic auditing, espionage, and suspense. The story centers around Digyen Burmah, a forensic auditor and corporate spy, who is drawn into a labyrinth of secrets when an old friend's wife and co-worker mysteriously disappear during an official trip.
As the plot unfolds, Burmah's investigation unveils a web of shady deals, tax havens, hawala transactions, and even cash payments influencing Indian elections. The book delves deep into the shadowy world of money laundering and extremist financing, with the central question: What does the elusive wife know, and how does her disappearance tie into these dangerous operations?
Smarak Swain's writing style is both riveting and thought-provoking. The author deftly weaves real-life inspirations from income tax raids into a fictional narrative, making the plot all the more compelling. The prose is crisp, the pacing relentless, and the descriptions vivid, ensuring you'll be hooked from the very first page.
Burmah is a multidimensional protagonist, balancing his skills as an auditor with his role as a detective, making him relatable and intriguing. The exploration of hawala, money laundering, and political influence adds layers of complexity to the character's motivations and actions.
The intricate plot takes readers on a roller-coaster ride, keeping them guessing and immersed throughout. The author masterfully connects the dots between the disappeared wife, the company's activities, and the larger scheme involving money movement and political manipulation.
"The Hawala Agent" sheds light on the sinister world of hawala, shedding a spotlight on how it is exploited to launder money and fund extremism. The novel raises questions about the consequences of unchecked financial power and political interference.
The novel packs an emotional punch as it delves into the personal stakes of Burmah's investigation and the sinister underbelly of financial crime. The reader is drawn into the characters' dilemmas, fears, and desires.
The strength of the book lies in its gripping plot and well-researched portrayal of financial crimes. The fast-paced narrative might occasionally leave some character development in the background.
"The Hawala Agent" is a riveting blend of suspense, financial intrigue, and real-world inspiration. Smarak Swain's skillful storytelling keeps you invested in the characters and glued to the unfolding mystery.
With "The Hawala Agent," Smarak Swain delivers a captivating narrative that shines a spotlight on the dark corners of money laundering and political manipulation. This book is a must-read for those seeking a thrilling and eye-opening exploration of financial crime in a gripping fictional context.
In "The Hawala Agent," Smarak Swain crafts a gripping narrative that combines the realms of forensic auditing, espionage, and suspense. The story centers around Digyen Burmah, a forensic auditor and corporate spy, who is drawn into a labyrinth of secrets when an old friend's wife and co-worker mysteriously disappear during an official trip.
As the plot unfolds, Burmah's investigation unveils a web of shady deals, tax havens, hawala transactions, and even cash payments influencing Indian elections. The book delves deep into the shadowy world of money laundering and extremist financing, with the central question: What does the elusive wife know, and how does her disappearance tie into these dangerous operations?
Smarak Swain's writing style is both riveting and thought-provoking. The author deftly weaves real-life inspirations from income tax raids into a fictional narrative, making the plot all the more compelling. The prose is crisp, the pacing relentless, and the descriptions vivid, ensuring you'll be hooked from the very first page.
Burmah is a multidimensional protagonist, balancing his skills as an auditor with his role as a detective, making him relatable and intriguing. The exploration of hawala, money laundering, and political influence adds layers of complexity to the character's motivations and actions.
The intricate plot takes readers on a roller-coaster ride, keeping them guessing and immersed throughout. The author masterfully connects the dots between the disappeared wife, the company's activities, and the larger scheme involving money movement and political manipulation.
"The Hawala Agent" sheds light on the sinister world of hawala, shedding a spotlight on how it is exploited to launder money and fund extremism. The novel raises questions about the consequences of unchecked financial power and political interference.
The novel packs an emotional punch as it delves into the personal stakes of Burmah's investigation and the sinister underbelly of financial crime. The reader is drawn into the characters' dilemmas, fears, and desires.
The strength of the book lies in its gripping plot and well-researched portrayal of financial crimes. The fast-paced narrative might occasionally leave some character development in the background.
"The Hawala Agent" is a riveting blend of suspense, financial intrigue, and real-world inspiration. Smarak Swain's skillful storytelling keeps you invested in the characters and glued to the unfolding mystery.
With "The Hawala Agent," Smarak Swain delivers a captivating narrative that shines a spotlight on the dark corners of money laundering and political manipulation. This book is a must-read for those seeking a thrilling and eye-opening exploration of financial crime in a gripping fictional context.
January 20, 2022
Hawala is an informal method of transferring money without any physical money actually moving. It is described as a "money transfer without money movement." Another definition is simply "trust." Hawala is used today as an alternative remittance channel that exists outside of traditional banking systems.
Hawala is illegal if the proceeds from such transactions are used for money laundering.
I'm sure most of the readers are unaware about the Hawala system just like me.
This book gave me exposure for sure.
The Author before jumping into the story has made the aspects clear so that the reader can understand the plot well and that was very helpful.
I'm truly fan of Non-Fictions plus crime shows, for that reason this book secured a place in my bookshelf.
The introduction about the story is mentioned in the blurb is exactly right without a spoiler yet the readers will know what to expect.
The story seems normal in the beginning but as it unfolds, it starts getting complex with multiple layers that ensures a gripping nail biting plot as promised.
This book demands it's own time as it is not a kind of book that you should read to pass the time.
But if you are a reader who like engaging as well as challenging plots then this is suitable book.
It's impressive how the Author has narrated the storyline in simple terms.
After reading this book, i was too curious to know those cases, and i carried on with my research.
This book stayed with me even when i was done with it.
I found the detailed assessment on the cases resulting this Book with perfection.
Overall it was truly one of the best book I read this week.
Hawala is illegal if the proceeds from such transactions are used for money laundering.
I'm sure most of the readers are unaware about the Hawala system just like me.
This book gave me exposure for sure.
The Author before jumping into the story has made the aspects clear so that the reader can understand the plot well and that was very helpful.
I'm truly fan of Non-Fictions plus crime shows, for that reason this book secured a place in my bookshelf.
The introduction about the story is mentioned in the blurb is exactly right without a spoiler yet the readers will know what to expect.
The story seems normal in the beginning but as it unfolds, it starts getting complex with multiple layers that ensures a gripping nail biting plot as promised.
This book demands it's own time as it is not a kind of book that you should read to pass the time.
But if you are a reader who like engaging as well as challenging plots then this is suitable book.
It's impressive how the Author has narrated the storyline in simple terms.
After reading this book, i was too curious to know those cases, and i carried on with my research.
This book stayed with me even when i was done with it.
I found the detailed assessment on the cases resulting this Book with perfection.
Overall it was truly one of the best book I read this week.
January 9, 2022
“It is easy to draw an ethical line, but difficult to stand by it”.
What would you do? Would you conform to your ethical business conduct or give in to your personal moral values?
Digyen Burmah, the main protagonist of the story finds himself unemployed at the start of the novel The Hawala Agent, as he priorities moral ethics more than the business code. A very capable forensic auditor and corporate spy, which we get to experience first hand as the story unfolds, he is currently seen to be residing in Mumbai passing away his time. His current state of affairs makes him take a case for a college friend. The prima facie of the case is conveyed to be of kidnapping of his friend’s wife. However when Burmah executes his job of a corporate spy, he finds things to be the complete reverse of what is portrayed. Rather than the wife being the victim, she is found to be more of the villain in the story. By duping her innocent husband, she plans a heist on his office. Bhide, the husband, is perceived as an ardent lover, who throughout the story cant believe his wife would ever cheat on him. But what really is the case? Is it so easy to find out? Are the characters what they really seem to be?
A very well written novel by Smarak Swain detailing on subjects like Hawala, espionage, human trafficking and other illegal activities of the leading MNCs and executives. The author has written an informative piece on the systems of money trading in India, however ensuring that the readers are well connected to the novel and the pace maintained.
What would you do? Would you conform to your ethical business conduct or give in to your personal moral values?
Digyen Burmah, the main protagonist of the story finds himself unemployed at the start of the novel The Hawala Agent, as he priorities moral ethics more than the business code. A very capable forensic auditor and corporate spy, which we get to experience first hand as the story unfolds, he is currently seen to be residing in Mumbai passing away his time. His current state of affairs makes him take a case for a college friend. The prima facie of the case is conveyed to be of kidnapping of his friend’s wife. However when Burmah executes his job of a corporate spy, he finds things to be the complete reverse of what is portrayed. Rather than the wife being the victim, she is found to be more of the villain in the story. By duping her innocent husband, she plans a heist on his office. Bhide, the husband, is perceived as an ardent lover, who throughout the story cant believe his wife would ever cheat on him. But what really is the case? Is it so easy to find out? Are the characters what they really seem to be?
A very well written novel by Smarak Swain detailing on subjects like Hawala, espionage, human trafficking and other illegal activities of the leading MNCs and executives. The author has written an informative piece on the systems of money trading in India, however ensuring that the readers are well connected to the novel and the pace maintained.
January 10, 2022
“The hypocrisy of some is that we like to think of ourselves as sophisticated and evolved, but we're still also driven by primal urges like greed and power”.
Being 185 Pages long, the overall theme of the book remains to be centered around the aspects of greed and power hunger. The overall storyline of the book focuses on the character of Digyen Burmah who is a forensic auditor and a corporate spy by profession and as the events unfold it turns out that his friend’s wife is missing and now she needs to be found out. As we go further, there are other entities which are also looking for her and there the intentions vary for the latter is afraid of the secrets that may spread like wildfire. The first chapter is titled “The Mystery of Missing wife” which begins with the main character and his interaction with Nidhi Arora and at the same time the character of Deepak Bhide materializes and he needs to find out his wife, however Digyen and Deepak have never been friends owing to the mean attitude they had for each other in their youth. As the reader goes further, each of the chapter moves at a decent pace with mystery element being truly constant throughout.
The writing style of the book has been kept simple and engaging. Additionally, the writing style has amusing moments pertaining to the contemporary time as the usage of #Metoo which adds to the engaging nature of the book and when summed with the inherent lack of complexity of the text makes this book a must read for anyone willing to go for a thrilling read with a sense of reality.
Being 185 Pages long, the overall theme of the book remains to be centered around the aspects of greed and power hunger. The overall storyline of the book focuses on the character of Digyen Burmah who is a forensic auditor and a corporate spy by profession and as the events unfold it turns out that his friend’s wife is missing and now she needs to be found out. As we go further, there are other entities which are also looking for her and there the intentions vary for the latter is afraid of the secrets that may spread like wildfire. The first chapter is titled “The Mystery of Missing wife” which begins with the main character and his interaction with Nidhi Arora and at the same time the character of Deepak Bhide materializes and he needs to find out his wife, however Digyen and Deepak have never been friends owing to the mean attitude they had for each other in their youth. As the reader goes further, each of the chapter moves at a decent pace with mystery element being truly constant throughout.
The writing style of the book has been kept simple and engaging. Additionally, the writing style has amusing moments pertaining to the contemporary time as the usage of #Metoo which adds to the engaging nature of the book and when summed with the inherent lack of complexity of the text makes this book a must read for anyone willing to go for a thrilling read with a sense of reality.
January 15, 2022
Hawaladars are like the arteries and veins of this parallel economy; underground black economy that runs parallel with the formal economy.
The book covers two main cases...
1) Jain Hawala Diaries case 1991.
2) Chennai income tax raid 2018.
The first half of the book was too boring to read... Explaining details of Bhide's story, explaining the hawala system, explaining black money,explaining Globosoft chip technology...
Explanation...
Explanation...
Explanation...
The real nail-biting thriller story for me started from the chapter of confrontation and the mystery was still kept mystery at the very end of the book.Also The heavy Tamil accent was something I enjoyed.The best things about the book are
1) it's simple and un-ambiguous language.
2) maintenance of suspense until the very end.
3) The baffling mystery of the Diaries that attracts you to read more and more.
At some point, for some reason I suspected Nidhi, may be she was the demoness, may be not.
There was a lot of confusion over who is who. There were a lot of characters, who were messed up in my little mind- . But I think that confusion made it more interesting to read, although I hated how the book started up, it could have been better, better without Amo and Tudo. But the reason for this start will be realised only after you read it off!
The writer also tried to squeeze off a lot of writing from a small place by use of acronym and provided a list of them on the last page, just in case you need, thank me later for it!
The book covers two main cases...
1) Jain Hawala Diaries case 1991.
2) Chennai income tax raid 2018.
The first half of the book was too boring to read... Explaining details of Bhide's story, explaining the hawala system, explaining black money,explaining Globosoft chip technology...
Explanation...
Explanation...
Explanation...
The real nail-biting thriller story for me started from the chapter of confrontation and the mystery was still kept mystery at the very end of the book.Also The heavy Tamil accent was something I enjoyed.The best things about the book are
1) it's simple and un-ambiguous language.
2) maintenance of suspense until the very end.
3) The baffling mystery of the Diaries that attracts you to read more and more.
At some point, for some reason I suspected Nidhi, may be she was the demoness, may be not.
There was a lot of confusion over who is who. There were a lot of characters, who were messed up in my little mind- . But I think that confusion made it more interesting to read, although I hated how the book started up, it could have been better, better without Amo and Tudo. But the reason for this start will be realised only after you read it off!
The writer also tried to squeeze off a lot of writing from a small place by use of acronym and provided a list of them on the last page, just in case you need, thank me later for it!
January 15, 2022
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🔖 : #fiction
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💰How about an intriguing tale of power-hunger, greed and the need to lead an extravagant life?
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💰This story is centred around Digyen Bumrah, a forensic auditor and corporate spy by profession. His friend Deepak Bhide's wife Swati Gupta goes missing suddenly and Digyen takes it up to find her. As Digyen tries to investigate, he learns that there are other people too looking for Swati.
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💰Digyen also investigates the company Globosoft, where Deepak and Swati had worked together. There are accusations that Swati had taken certain important documents pertaining to Globosoft with her and this amplifies the chase to solve the case. Did Swati get kidnapped or is she in hiding? Will Digyen be able to find her? Is Swati a spy or is she telling the truth?
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💰The author has written this story inspired from real-life incidents — the Jain Hawala Diaries in 1991 and the Chennai Income Tax raid in 2018. Each of the characters are well-written and the suspense of what happened to Swati is maintained throughout. The climax had me wonder if such a thing is even possible and kudos to the author for this fictional version of true events.
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💰When I picked up this book because of its blurb, I had no idea what a hawala system is. But this book certainly enriched my knowledge about the same. I would highly recommend this book for those who love a enjoyable and engaging story!
January 15, 2022
Book review 📚:-
❣️Name :- The Hawala agent
❣️Author:- @smarakswain
❣️ Format:- Paperback
❣️Pages:- 200
❣️ Publishers :- @srishtipub
🎉Total chapters- 21
❣️Mytake:-
A very well written novel by Smarak Swain detailing on subjects like Hawala, espionage, human trafficking and other illegal activities of the leading MNCs and executives. The author has written an informative piece on the systems of money trading in India, however ensuring that the readers are well connected to the novel and the pace maintained.
Digyen Burmah, the main protagonist of the story finds himself unemployed at the start of the novel The Hawala Agent, as he priorities moral ethics more than the business code.
This book is based on true events involving the Jain Hawala Diaries case of 1991 and another case, involving the huge amount of cash and gold discovered from an income tax raid in 2018 in Chennai.
I don't want to spoil the thrill anymore, go through the book to know more. The author has built up the characters consciously and provided enough room for each of them to play. The lucid language has refracted the lurid surface in a fascinating way.
Besides, the two parallel states has collided
satisfactorily. The way, the web has been weaved and the way it has been revealed, is
entrancing.
𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒍𝒚.
❣️ Rating:- 5/5
❣️ Language:- lucid and flowing
❣️Cover:- beautiful
❤️ Highly recommended ❤️
❣️Name :- The Hawala agent
❣️Author:- @smarakswain
❣️ Format:- Paperback
❣️Pages:- 200
❣️ Publishers :- @srishtipub
🎉Total chapters- 21
❣️Mytake:-
A very well written novel by Smarak Swain detailing on subjects like Hawala, espionage, human trafficking and other illegal activities of the leading MNCs and executives. The author has written an informative piece on the systems of money trading in India, however ensuring that the readers are well connected to the novel and the pace maintained.
Digyen Burmah, the main protagonist of the story finds himself unemployed at the start of the novel The Hawala Agent, as he priorities moral ethics more than the business code.
This book is based on true events involving the Jain Hawala Diaries case of 1991 and another case, involving the huge amount of cash and gold discovered from an income tax raid in 2018 in Chennai.
I don't want to spoil the thrill anymore, go through the book to know more. The author has built up the characters consciously and provided enough room for each of them to play. The lucid language has refracted the lurid surface in a fascinating way.
Besides, the two parallel states has collided
satisfactorily. The way, the web has been weaved and the way it has been revealed, is
entrancing.
𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒍𝒚.
❣️ Rating:- 5/5
❣️ Language:- lucid and flowing
❣️Cover:- beautiful
❤️ Highly recommended ❤️
January 15, 2022
#qotw - Have you ever heard of Hawala system?
I haven't. I have seen in few films but the lucidity showcased here for the subjects put forth has struck me with consciousness. This small brain of ours is capable of doing unbelievable fiddles besides wonders.
Burmah, was appointed by his friend, Deepak Bhide to find his missing wife, Swati Gupta. Burmah, after having lost his job, decides to take this up as he is left with no other choice. But as the investigation goes on, he unravels fraudulent acts that tend to happen everywhere that is like a network.
Will he find Swati?
Will he do the right thing or stick to his professionalism?
Okay!! I'm so awestruck while reading the story coz, so many facts were unearthed and this story being written based on true events, led me to unknown operations happening in this era of technology. Starting off as a thriller, it turned out to be an intriguing suspense story. Few of the terms were difficult to comprehend but, I eventually got carried away by the plot. The author has weaved the story with his experiences and knowledge very well. The progressive narration kept me engaged all the while and the twists are unimaginable. But finally, I have got to know something I'm not aware of. The Acknowledgements in the book gives us an idea of the story. If you are quite inquisitive of suspense stories imparting knowledge and consciousness, then you shouldn't miss this one for sure!!
Recommended!!
I haven't. I have seen in few films but the lucidity showcased here for the subjects put forth has struck me with consciousness. This small brain of ours is capable of doing unbelievable fiddles besides wonders.
Burmah, was appointed by his friend, Deepak Bhide to find his missing wife, Swati Gupta. Burmah, after having lost his job, decides to take this up as he is left with no other choice. But as the investigation goes on, he unravels fraudulent acts that tend to happen everywhere that is like a network.
Will he find Swati?
Will he do the right thing or stick to his professionalism?
Okay!! I'm so awestruck while reading the story coz, so many facts were unearthed and this story being written based on true events, led me to unknown operations happening in this era of technology. Starting off as a thriller, it turned out to be an intriguing suspense story. Few of the terms were difficult to comprehend but, I eventually got carried away by the plot. The author has weaved the story with his experiences and knowledge very well. The progressive narration kept me engaged all the while and the twists are unimaginable. But finally, I have got to know something I'm not aware of. The Acknowledgements in the book gives us an idea of the story. If you are quite inquisitive of suspense stories imparting knowledge and consciousness, then you shouldn't miss this one for sure!!
Recommended!!
January 19, 2022
💸When a book is about realistic events that takes you on a ride which includes raid is interesting. Isn't it?
💸The concept of this book is really informative with strong explanation about Hawala system and its powerful execution. This gives a lot of information that i had no clue about in general. It's nice when you learn about something from the books.
Ok! The plot...
🌀This novel offers a hunting mission for a vanished wife along with Hawala transactions and tax raids.
🌀After getting fired from his job, Digyen Burmah, Corporate fraud specialist, got engaged for a task from his not so friend Deepak Bhide to find his missing wife. Not only the husband is desperate to find his wife, her Company is also searching for her. What could have happened? With all the mystery, suspense and full of corporate conspiracies, if you really want to know more about Hawala, this book will bring an interest.
🔸️It was little confusing with lot of details on Hawala background.
🔸️And, the usage of Tamil language could have been more appropriate and decent. The CUSS words used were very raw and that made me cringe honestly - Personal Opinion.
🌀Pick this one up and enrich yourself with more knowledge about Hawala transactions.
🌀It's definitely worth reading. Certainly, an engaging read.
💸The concept of this book is really informative with strong explanation about Hawala system and its powerful execution. This gives a lot of information that i had no clue about in general. It's nice when you learn about something from the books.
Ok! The plot...
🌀This novel offers a hunting mission for a vanished wife along with Hawala transactions and tax raids.
🌀After getting fired from his job, Digyen Burmah, Corporate fraud specialist, got engaged for a task from his not so friend Deepak Bhide to find his missing wife. Not only the husband is desperate to find his wife, her Company is also searching for her. What could have happened? With all the mystery, suspense and full of corporate conspiracies, if you really want to know more about Hawala, this book will bring an interest.
🔸️It was little confusing with lot of details on Hawala background.
🔸️And, the usage of Tamil language could have been more appropriate and decent. The CUSS words used were very raw and that made me cringe honestly - Personal Opinion.
🌀Pick this one up and enrich yourself with more knowledge about Hawala transactions.
🌀It's definitely worth reading. Certainly, an engaging read.
January 21, 2022
Informative as well full of suspense.
Do you know what is Hawala?
Well I too didn't knew about it before. It's the first time I have read something about Hawala. This book revolves around "Hawala system" which is quite a new topic to me.
Digyen Burmah is a forensic auditor and corporate spy. His old friend, Mr Bhide's wife get missing out of blue during an official tour. Mr Bhide ask Mr Digyen for his help in finding his wife. As Digyen investigates the case, he uncovers so many things related to shady deals in tax havens, transactions with hawala agents, and other shocking things.
The book is just okay near some 40-50 pages but the real thrill starts after it which will make you turn pages after pages and get engrossed in solving the mystery.
All the characters in the novel is well potrayed especially the main focus was on main protagonist Digyen Burmah, who is shown smart and intelligence.
Language is lucid but there are some new words and terms which you will understand while reading it. Author has explained in detailed about so many concepts in book other than Hawala which is easy to understand the whole book very well. There is vocabulary at the last page of the book for short
Unique title of the book and mention of true events in the description made me to pick it.
Do you know what is Hawala?
Well I too didn't knew about it before. It's the first time I have read something about Hawala. This book revolves around "Hawala system" which is quite a new topic to me.
Digyen Burmah is a forensic auditor and corporate spy. His old friend, Mr Bhide's wife get missing out of blue during an official tour. Mr Bhide ask Mr Digyen for his help in finding his wife. As Digyen investigates the case, he uncovers so many things related to shady deals in tax havens, transactions with hawala agents, and other shocking things.
The book is just okay near some 40-50 pages but the real thrill starts after it which will make you turn pages after pages and get engrossed in solving the mystery.
All the characters in the novel is well potrayed especially the main focus was on main protagonist Digyen Burmah, who is shown smart and intelligence.
Language is lucid but there are some new words and terms which you will understand while reading it. Author has explained in detailed about so many concepts in book other than Hawala which is easy to understand the whole book very well. There is vocabulary at the last page of the book for short
Unique title of the book and mention of true events in the description made me to pick it.
January 25, 2022
👉𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊:-
📚ⓉⒾⓉⓁⒺ:- The Hawala Agent
🖋️ⒶⓊⓉⒽⓄⓇ:- Smarak Swain
🗞️ⓅⓊⒷⓁⒾⓈⒽⒺⓇ:- Shristi Publication
🔤ⓁⒶⓃⒼⓊⒶⒼⒺ:- English
📖ⒻⓄⓇⓂⒶⓉ:- Paperback
👉𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒:-
Digyen Burmah who is a very witty smart intelligent corporate spy & forensic auditor who recently lost his job.
.
Deepak Bhide who is Digyen's friend requested him to search his missing wife. Deepak & his wife Swati both are working for Globosoft. One day she was found missing in a very mysterious manner & to Deepak's utter surprise, the company warned him not to lodge any kind of official complaint against his missing wife matter. In the meanwhile she was found to be a fraud & who forged her identity.
.
To know more about it grab the book & give it a try.
👉𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 :-
🙂 Cover of the book is intense nicely themed & matched to the plot line.
🙂 Author nicely framed down a very crispy & engaging storyline in one of the most simplest way. Author nicely wrote down the book with his smart penwork.
🙂 Language used in the book is quite different. Here author nicely execute each instances in a very lucid manner.
🙂 The narration of the book is quite fascinating. You will going to enjoy each bit of the book thoroughly due to it's thrilling & gripping plotline.
🙂 Characterization of the book is good & all the characters are portrayed beautifully with equal importance that makes the book move smoothly with each passing page.
🙂 Pace of the book is good. You never going to feel the length of the book bcz of the unique thrilling experience of reading.
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑:-🌟🌟🌟🌟
📚ⓉⒾⓉⓁⒺ:- The Hawala Agent
🖋️ⒶⓊⓉⒽⓄⓇ:- Smarak Swain
🗞️ⓅⓊⒷⓁⒾⓈⒽⒺⓇ:- Shristi Publication
🔤ⓁⒶⓃⒼⓊⒶⒼⒺ:- English
📖ⒻⓄⓇⓂⒶⓉ:- Paperback
👉𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒:-
Digyen Burmah who is a very witty smart intelligent corporate spy & forensic auditor who recently lost his job.
.
Deepak Bhide who is Digyen's friend requested him to search his missing wife. Deepak & his wife Swati both are working for Globosoft. One day she was found missing in a very mysterious manner & to Deepak's utter surprise, the company warned him not to lodge any kind of official complaint against his missing wife matter. In the meanwhile she was found to be a fraud & who forged her identity.
.
To know more about it grab the book & give it a try.
👉𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 :-
🙂 Cover of the book is intense nicely themed & matched to the plot line.
🙂 Author nicely framed down a very crispy & engaging storyline in one of the most simplest way. Author nicely wrote down the book with his smart penwork.
🙂 Language used in the book is quite different. Here author nicely execute each instances in a very lucid manner.
🙂 The narration of the book is quite fascinating. You will going to enjoy each bit of the book thoroughly due to it's thrilling & gripping plotline.
🙂 Characterization of the book is good & all the characters are portrayed beautifully with equal importance that makes the book move smoothly with each passing page.
🙂 Pace of the book is good. You never going to feel the length of the book bcz of the unique thrilling experience of reading.
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑:-🌟🌟🌟🌟
January 23, 2022
Bhide, a single man with an unattractive personality, works for Globosoft Technologies, a software company where he manages accounts. On Facebook, he meets a girl named Swati who claims to be the illegitimate daughter of the Home Minister. She is gorgeous, and Bhide falls in love with her, and they marry. Bhide employs his wife as well, thanks to his considerable clout. She thereafter becomes MD Anbu Selvam's personal secretary and travels with him to other states throughout the country for professional meetings. Anbu Selvam's wife, a high-class lady, typically lives in another country.It's following one of their trips to Mumbai. Swati appears to have vanished. Bhide attempts to contact her but is unable to do so. The MD accuses her of eloping with company secrets and funds. Bhide is expressly forbidden by his boss from filing a complaint. But why is that? Why wouldn't they allow him to do so? What happened to Swati, are they operating any Mafia? Was she kidnapped or did she truly elope?
Bhide enlists the help of his former college-mate Digyen Burmah, a corporate spy and forensic auditor, to resolve this matter.
A suspense thriller with a lot of twists and turns as the story unfolds. The plot is well-constructed, and the characters are well-developed. Nothing was added to the book that was unneeded. Overall one amazing read.
Bhide enlists the help of his former college-mate Digyen Burmah, a corporate spy and forensic auditor, to resolve this matter.
A suspense thriller with a lot of twists and turns as the story unfolds. The plot is well-constructed, and the characters are well-developed. Nothing was added to the book that was unneeded. Overall one amazing read.
January 27, 2022
This fast moving thriller fiction kept me turning the page. Great characters and plot line. Its a moderate to read can be completed in a single day. The story has the elements like Money laundering, investigation spy, corporate world, election tricks, etc. The story is gleaned from the real ancient. The story has been revolved around our main protagonist Digyen Burmah,. Who recently has been out of his work. He is a corporate spy. He is struggling hard to get into the new work but unfortunately he is unable to get. One of his old friend seeks his help as her wife was missing from the official tour. Digyen took the charge and starts the investigation. In the mean while he exhumed some of the connections with the hawala agents and channeling the payments which would be used for influencing elections.
What will happen next in the story? Will he able to find his friend wife? Is the missing woman being also a part of the scam? Read the book to unfold the complete plot of the story?
It kept me guessing right up to the end. Great characters! Suspenseful. It is fast paced, full of unpredictable twists and turns that never lets the reader down rather keeps them hooked. The characters here have also been very well etched and seem equally relevant and relatable. The language used in the book is gripping. Overall was an amazing read.
What will happen next in the story? Will he able to find his friend wife? Is the missing woman being also a part of the scam? Read the book to unfold the complete plot of the story?
It kept me guessing right up to the end. Great characters! Suspenseful. It is fast paced, full of unpredictable twists and turns that never lets the reader down rather keeps them hooked. The characters here have also been very well etched and seem equally relevant and relatable. The language used in the book is gripping. Overall was an amazing read.
January 9, 2022
Digyen Burmah a forensic auditor and corporate spy have worked for big corporates and have spied on many corporates. After being fired from a company he worked for before, Digyen had plenty of free time. So when an old friend approaches him to find his missing wife, Digyen takes up his case. Upon investigating Digyen finds out that the company where his old friend works is involved in some shady business to transport money across borders.
What started as a mere 'find the missing wife' runs deep into unearthing laundered money, shady deals in tax havens, business with hawala Agents etc.
Based on true events The Hawala Agent throws light on how money is transported across borders without physically moving it. It also highlights the activities the money is being used for. And how women are exploited alongside ( women trafficking ). The author has weaved an amazing story around the hawala system. Right from the start the book held my attention. It has all the elements of a good spy thriller....Digyen Burmah is a badass spy. I loved knowing how this entire system of money laundering through hawala system works.
The writing style is so so good....there is no strain and the flow is silky smooth. Characters sound real and convincing.
The book will keep you glued till the end.
What started as a mere 'find the missing wife' runs deep into unearthing laundered money, shady deals in tax havens, business with hawala Agents etc.
Based on true events The Hawala Agent throws light on how money is transported across borders without physically moving it. It also highlights the activities the money is being used for. And how women are exploited alongside ( women trafficking ). The author has weaved an amazing story around the hawala system. Right from the start the book held my attention. It has all the elements of a good spy thriller....Digyen Burmah is a badass spy. I loved knowing how this entire system of money laundering through hawala system works.
The writing style is so so good....there is no strain and the flow is silky smooth. Characters sound real and convincing.
The book will keep you glued till the end.
January 11, 2022
The plotline revolves around shady deals in tax havens, the Hawala Route and many more shocking realities of the corporates. The story starts with the Protagonist Digyen Burmah, who is a forensic auditor and a corporate spy. He was fired from his company after whistle blowing about the company's illegal acts. The mystery begins with as Digyen Burmah met an old college friend who needed his help in finding his wife and co-worker, who mysteriously vanished during an official tour. Their company is also frantically trying to find his elusive wife.
Burmah investigates the company and unearths shady dealings in tax havens, funding of extremists, illegal transactions in large amounts of cash through Hawala Agents and many more shocking truths about the underworld dark web. The book is a perfect page turner. I learnt about the Hawala system and many more things about the investigation agencies. I was a bit confused in the beginning about the plotline but as the story unfolds further, all the missing clues seemed to be fitting well. It had an unexpected climax in the end which I never suspected. It's an easy to read book with an unexpected twist. A would definately recommend to all mystery and suspense lovers.
Burmah investigates the company and unearths shady dealings in tax havens, funding of extremists, illegal transactions in large amounts of cash through Hawala Agents and many more shocking truths about the underworld dark web. The book is a perfect page turner. I learnt about the Hawala system and many more things about the investigation agencies. I was a bit confused in the beginning about the plotline but as the story unfolds further, all the missing clues seemed to be fitting well. It had an unexpected climax in the end which I never suspected. It's an easy to read book with an unexpected twist. A would definately recommend to all mystery and suspense lovers.
January 14, 2022
The Hawala Agent by Smarak Swain is a great example of solving huge corporate mysteries and finding the real black business behind the veil of well known charities. Digyen Burmah, a forensic auditor and corporate spy decided to help his friend find his wife. But one mystery leads to another and Digyen finds himself in the middle of a huge racket that is deep rooted. Will he be able to pull these roots out or will he get lost in one of these dark allies and never come back? Read the book to know more.
This book is inspired by two huge events of the Jain Hawala Diaries Case of 1991 and income tax raid in Chennain of 2018. Now what I love about mystery books is that they never disappoint readers as they provide interesting or sometimes very essential knowledge about our society and daily lives. This book also talks about a new term called "Hawala system" that young people might not know about. So the title itself is justified. This is a quick read and contains language better suited for the 18+ age group of audience. The sarcasm and twists of the story made this book enjoyable for me. But I found some mistakes here and there that says the editing could have been better. Overall it is a great read and I recommend it to the corporate, spy or mystery genre lovers.
This book is inspired by two huge events of the Jain Hawala Diaries Case of 1991 and income tax raid in Chennain of 2018. Now what I love about mystery books is that they never disappoint readers as they provide interesting or sometimes very essential knowledge about our society and daily lives. This book also talks about a new term called "Hawala system" that young people might not know about. So the title itself is justified. This is a quick read and contains language better suited for the 18+ age group of audience. The sarcasm and twists of the story made this book enjoyable for me. But I found some mistakes here and there that says the editing could have been better. Overall it is a great read and I recommend it to the corporate, spy or mystery genre lovers.
January 9, 2022
📍 This story is quite intriguing as it starts with a mystery.
📍 Deepak Bhide is trying to find his wife, who is missing or at least he thinks so.
📍 Digyen Burmah is a Chartered accountant. But he has just lost his job because of some issues with people in the company.
📍 He has a lot of free time now, he and Deepak Bhide were in same college during graduation. But Deepak has been a loner kinda guy.
📍 Now he wants some help from Digyen. He tells him his painful story. How he's missing his lovely wife. He wants him to find her. Actually Digyen is a corporate spy as well.
📍 There are some suspicions on Swati Gupta, wife of Deepak Bhide, that she took some important documents from the company where she was working with her husband.
📍 What's the true story? Is she a spy? Or was she telling the truth about herself? Will Digyen be able to find out what happened? Who's the real culprit?
📍 This is a story based on true events from income tax raids, so it was very exciting to read it. The book is written very well with suspense and mystery, that attracts you to read more and more in the story. The language used is quite simple.
📍 Deepak Bhide is trying to find his wife, who is missing or at least he thinks so.
📍 Digyen Burmah is a Chartered accountant. But he has just lost his job because of some issues with people in the company.
📍 He has a lot of free time now, he and Deepak Bhide were in same college during graduation. But Deepak has been a loner kinda guy.
📍 Now he wants some help from Digyen. He tells him his painful story. How he's missing his lovely wife. He wants him to find her. Actually Digyen is a corporate spy as well.
📍 There are some suspicions on Swati Gupta, wife of Deepak Bhide, that she took some important documents from the company where she was working with her husband.
📍 What's the true story? Is she a spy? Or was she telling the truth about herself? Will Digyen be able to find out what happened? Who's the real culprit?
📍 This is a story based on true events from income tax raids, so it was very exciting to read it. The book is written very well with suspense and mystery, that attracts you to read more and more in the story. The language used is quite simple.
January 20, 2022
The Hawala Agent by Smarak Swain is a thriller fiction novel. I was excited to read this story as it's based on true events. Hawala is a term I was vaguely familiar with that too because of Bollywood action movies. The book provided a description outlook of the network, its origin, and how it works practically in real-life scenarios.
The story revolves around Digyen Burmah, a forensic auditor, and corporate spy. After getting fired from his old job on a moral issue, he found himself in the middle of a mysterious disappearance of the wife of an old friend who needs his help in searching for her. When Digyen started looking into her disappearance, shady things started to be unearthed about the company and the mystery of it all. Will he be able to find her? What is the larger conspiracy and what cost will he pay after finding himself in the middle of a large conspiracy?
The language is pretty lucid and the fast-paced narration keeps the momentum of the story going. Every few chapters unravel a new twist in the story. It was a very well-written book. I liked how there weren't many filler characters and each character had a role to play in the storyline. I like the character build-up of the lead protagonist and it was a whole mystery surrounding it and slowly unruffled in the very end.
I love reading thriller books and I kind of got the climax right this time so I didn't get the euphoria you get when you find the mystery of it all. Otherwise, a good mystery thriller fiction to enjoy. It was a good mix of corporate affairs and pulling a money heist from the finance extremists.
The story revolves around Digyen Burmah, a forensic auditor, and corporate spy. After getting fired from his old job on a moral issue, he found himself in the middle of a mysterious disappearance of the wife of an old friend who needs his help in searching for her. When Digyen started looking into her disappearance, shady things started to be unearthed about the company and the mystery of it all. Will he be able to find her? What is the larger conspiracy and what cost will he pay after finding himself in the middle of a large conspiracy?
The language is pretty lucid and the fast-paced narration keeps the momentum of the story going. Every few chapters unravel a new twist in the story. It was a very well-written book. I liked how there weren't many filler characters and each character had a role to play in the storyline. I like the character build-up of the lead protagonist and it was a whole mystery surrounding it and slowly unruffled in the very end.
I love reading thriller books and I kind of got the climax right this time so I didn't get the euphoria you get when you find the mystery of it all. Otherwise, a good mystery thriller fiction to enjoy. It was a good mix of corporate affairs and pulling a money heist from the finance extremists.
January 15, 2022
The Hawala Agent
Smarak Swain
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
Review
A story based on true events, the case of Jain Hawala Diaries in the year 1991.
A corporate spy Digyyen Burmura is asked to spy on Globosoft. An MNC on which couples Swati Gupta and Deepak Bhide work. But when his wife goes missing and the company has asked Bhide to not report it to the police. And when they do Globosoft threatens him and his sanity!
Swati Gupta when searched formally is found out to be a fraud who's forged her Aadhaar and PAN who was last spotted in Mumbai but can't be found now.
Now that Digyen the forensic auditor and corporate spy is on duty he unearths some horrid truths.
With a gripping story and interesting characters the author has done a fantastic job of informing the readers on how the Hawala system works and makes the readers hooked on the book by the writing style and slangs used in the book. The concept throughout the book is lucid for the readers to understand easily and the flow is smooth so is the pace for it to captivate everyone who reads it. A riveting tale that is based on true evens find out more by grabbing your copy today!!!
Smarak Swain
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
Review
A story based on true events, the case of Jain Hawala Diaries in the year 1991.
A corporate spy Digyyen Burmura is asked to spy on Globosoft. An MNC on which couples Swati Gupta and Deepak Bhide work. But when his wife goes missing and the company has asked Bhide to not report it to the police. And when they do Globosoft threatens him and his sanity!
Swati Gupta when searched formally is found out to be a fraud who's forged her Aadhaar and PAN who was last spotted in Mumbai but can't be found now.
Now that Digyen the forensic auditor and corporate spy is on duty he unearths some horrid truths.
With a gripping story and interesting characters the author has done a fantastic job of informing the readers on how the Hawala system works and makes the readers hooked on the book by the writing style and slangs used in the book. The concept throughout the book is lucid for the readers to understand easily and the flow is smooth so is the pace for it to captivate everyone who reads it. A riveting tale that is based on true evens find out more by grabbing your copy today!!!
January 16, 2022
I NEED YOUR HELP. MY WIFE IS GONE. SHE IS VANISHED.
Digyen, a corporate spy who has been fired( resigned) from his job. One day his friend Deepak Bhide approached him and told him to find his wife who appeared from nowhere and then vanished from his life too after marriage.
When Digyen digs into the case more and more. He found out this is not about Bhide's wife but a more deep mystery which has so many strings attached to it.
I picked up the book after reading the blurb which is quite intriguing. Before this I really don't know about Hawala cases. In the first half of the story there is introduction about it. And the second half is more about the mystery about the company and the best part is the suspense continued till the last. When I doubt that she would be the one but in a moment there is another one to be suspected. Language is easy to comprehend. A quick read to grab. As It's based on true events gives a little knowledge about the real world. Being working as a revenue officer he has a rich knowledge which shows the detailed meticulous research by the author @smarakswain.
Digyen, a corporate spy who has been fired( resigned) from his job. One day his friend Deepak Bhide approached him and told him to find his wife who appeared from nowhere and then vanished from his life too after marriage.
When Digyen digs into the case more and more. He found out this is not about Bhide's wife but a more deep mystery which has so many strings attached to it.
I picked up the book after reading the blurb which is quite intriguing. Before this I really don't know about Hawala cases. In the first half of the story there is introduction about it. And the second half is more about the mystery about the company and the best part is the suspense continued till the last. When I doubt that she would be the one but in a moment there is another one to be suspected. Language is easy to comprehend. A quick read to grab. As It's based on true events gives a little knowledge about the real world. Being working as a revenue officer he has a rich knowledge which shows the detailed meticulous research by the author @smarakswain.
February 21, 2022
The book is based on true events and focuses on two cases. Hawala is a term that I’ve heard from childhood on the news channels but honestly had no idea what it meant. The book gives you a clear picture what it is.
Digyen Burmah is the protagonist who is fired from his job, but is entrusted by his friend Deepak Bhide to find his wife. Uncovers a larger conspiracy when he tried to find her and will he succeed in rescuing her and how does he find the way out especially being in middle of the conspiracy.
Tamil being mother tongue some of the inferences were made easier for me to understand. The story also has a lot of secrets being uncovered but the author never failed to keep you at the edge for climax. Isn’t that what we want when we read an interesting plot?
Politics, terror, suspense were all part of this read and handled gracefully by the author. The writing is simple and doesn’t involve complex terms for you to feel difficult. A captivating read that the author makes it difficult for you to even take a guess on what happened to the friend’s wife.
Grab your copy if you liked this copy to enjoy reading the complete book.
Digyen Burmah is the protagonist who is fired from his job, but is entrusted by his friend Deepak Bhide to find his wife. Uncovers a larger conspiracy when he tried to find her and will he succeed in rescuing her and how does he find the way out especially being in middle of the conspiracy.
Tamil being mother tongue some of the inferences were made easier for me to understand. The story also has a lot of secrets being uncovered but the author never failed to keep you at the edge for climax. Isn’t that what we want when we read an interesting plot?
Politics, terror, suspense were all part of this read and handled gracefully by the author. The writing is simple and doesn’t involve complex terms for you to feel difficult. A captivating read that the author makes it difficult for you to even take a guess on what happened to the friend’s wife.
Grab your copy if you liked this copy to enjoy reading the complete book.
January 16, 2022
The guy Digyen Burmah, is really interesting.
Do you want to know why?
Because he is a forensic auditor and also a corporate spy. Now his story will present before us some pretty crazy and dangerous adventures.
He comes across a case where his old friend’s wife mysteriously disappeared.
We have watched a lot of movies with plots around raids and income tax and the stories are truly interesting and mysterious.
You can expect the same with this one.
Now let me bring your attention to the author Smarak Swain. The author is an officer of Indian Revenue Services (IRS) and so he knows the system inside out.
The storyline is promising and gets interesting after the first 50 pages.
The language is beginners friendly and if you are worried that the book is a serious tone throughout because of all the income tax references and the jargon then you don’t have to worry about it.
The story comes out as easy to understand and also the book is based on real events.
It revolves around the famous Hawala case of 1991.
Overall it’s a nice read.
Happy reading!
Do you want to know why?
Because he is a forensic auditor and also a corporate spy. Now his story will present before us some pretty crazy and dangerous adventures.
He comes across a case where his old friend’s wife mysteriously disappeared.
We have watched a lot of movies with plots around raids and income tax and the stories are truly interesting and mysterious.
You can expect the same with this one.
Now let me bring your attention to the author Smarak Swain. The author is an officer of Indian Revenue Services (IRS) and so he knows the system inside out.
The storyline is promising and gets interesting after the first 50 pages.
The language is beginners friendly and if you are worried that the book is a serious tone throughout because of all the income tax references and the jargon then you don’t have to worry about it.
The story comes out as easy to understand and also the book is based on real events.
It revolves around the famous Hawala case of 1991.
Overall it’s a nice read.
Happy reading!
January 16, 2022
Suppose the person you love and you live with turns out to be missing someday. After investigation, it comes out that her official documents are all fraud; birth certificate, driving license, Adhar Card... everything ! And it becomes evident that she is a Ghost ! Noone in her name and face exist in this planet !
How would you feel ?
Is it all a lie; your life, your love, your marriage, your dreams ...Everything....! Or is it a deep rooted politics beyond your understanding ? Is your loved one in grave danger or fighting with death ?
Interesting right ?
Seek out the answer in the book " The Hawala Agent".
It's a crime triller which is based on true events. The story unfolds itself in a form of detective investigation where one event leads to many possibilities and confuses the reader with the notion of right and wrong.
Everyone is wearing a mask to hide their true self and the final revelation will blow your mind. This book will hold you till the last. It has a great suspense element within it and the writing is also very compact. There is no loose end or loop hole in it.
How would you feel ?
Is it all a lie; your life, your love, your marriage, your dreams ...Everything....! Or is it a deep rooted politics beyond your understanding ? Is your loved one in grave danger or fighting with death ?
Interesting right ?
Seek out the answer in the book " The Hawala Agent".
It's a crime triller which is based on true events. The story unfolds itself in a form of detective investigation where one event leads to many possibilities and confuses the reader with the notion of right and wrong.
Everyone is wearing a mask to hide their true self and the final revelation will blow your mind. This book will hold you till the last. It has a great suspense element within it and the writing is also very compact. There is no loose end or loop hole in it.
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