Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

这是一个罪恶的时代，金钱、快乐和权力就是一切。
捆绑在一起的家庭纽带也能杀人。

新德里，凌晨3点。一辆飞驰的奔驰车跳过路边，转眼间就有5人死亡。这是一辆有钱人的车，但当尘埃落定时，根本就没有什么有钱人，只有一个被吓坏了的仆人，他无法解释导致这一犯罪的一系列奇怪的事件。他也无法预见到即将上演的黑暗戏剧。

本书巧妙地在当代印度的时间和视角中转换，是一个史诗般的、充满行动力的故事，由瓦迪亚家族诱人的财富、惊人的腐败和嗜血的暴力所推动–有人喜欢，有人厌恶，有人害怕。

在奢华的庄园、奢侈的聚会、掠夺性的商业交易和精心策划的政治影响的阴影下，三个人的生活危险地交织在一起。阿杰是个小心翼翼的仆人，出生于贫穷的家庭，在家族中的地位不断上升。桑尼是花花公子的继承人，他梦想不惜一切代价超越他的父亲。奈达是个好奇的记者，夹在道德和欲望之间。在一个由损失、快乐、贪婪、渴望、暴力和复仇推动的广泛情节中，这些人物的联系会成为逃生之路，还是进一步毁灭的导火索？

本书是一部令人陶醉的小说，讲述了黑帮和恋人、虚假的友谊、禁忌的浪漫以及腐败的后果，同时也是一部犯罪惊悚片和家庭传奇，将读者从北方邦的尘土飞扬的村庄带到新德里的城市活力。这是一部值得狂欢的娱乐作品，是文学的精华。

This is the age of vice, where money, pleasure, and power are everything,
and the family ties that bind can also kill.

New Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead. It’s a rich man’s car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold.

Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India, Age of Vice is an epic, action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family — loved by some, loathed by others, feared by all.

In the shadow of lavish estates, extravagant parties, predatory business deals and calculated political influence, three lives become dangerously intertwined: Ajay is the watchful servant, born into poverty, who rises through the family’s ranks. Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father, whatever the cost. And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire. Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss, pleasure, greed, yearning, violence and revenge, will these characters’ connections become a path to escape, or a trigger of further destruction?

Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best.