not often i come across a real page turner written by a female writer but age of vice is fucking brilliant. amazing story, amazing writing. i love the style it's hard boiled chandler-like but set in the new indian century, where the crime families compete with one another on godfather like levels, where the characters are totally 4 dimensional. lots of food for thought as the 'age of vice' acknowledges the kali yuga and all the chaos it brings. so far, it's the book of the year.