Crossword hosts the launch of Raj Kundra's book 'HOW NOT TO MAKE MONEY'
Mumbai, 18th October, 2013: Crossword – India’s leading lifestyle bookstore, hosted the launch of Author Raj Kundra's book 'HOW NOT TO MAKE MONEY' at their Kemps Corner outlet earlier today. Raj Kundra was joined by his wife Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra.
About the book:
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When booze smugglers Jai and Mike reconsider their options after another close brush with the law, their friend Aziz, a corporate lawyer comes up with a plan for all of them to rake in even more money with less risk. Setting up an undetectable, foolproof scam, the boys who grew up together in the same London neighbourhood are now going to grow rich together, and quick. As with the best laid plans, they had not counted on a few bumps along the way in the form of the intrepid fraud investigator who picks up on their trail and Pam, the femme fatale whose sari blouses leave less to the imagination than bikinis, who has her eye set firmly on Jai. Knowing you have to risk it big to make it big, the boys put everything on the line in this high-speed thrill ride of a novel. But will they come out laughing or are they walking into a trap?
Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Arghya Lahiri and Suhel Seth unveil the book
"A gripping tale which gives a fascinating insight to white collar crime." Bipasha Basu
“Very fast paced and edgy, I couldn’t put it down.” Amir Khan
“Fascinating - a gripping story.” Lalit Modi
“Raj Kundra combines a shrewd business sense along with a fine insight into the world of crime to make this a quick page-turner. Racy and highly entertaining, this is a fascinating blend of Ian Fleming and John Le Carre.” Suhel Seth
"Intriguing characters, lively writing, ingenious plot -- a riveting read!" Shashi Tharoor
Please join us at Crossword Bookstores, Kemps Corner, Mumbai on Friday 18th October, 7pm for the launch of Raj Kundra’s debut novel, How Not To Make Money.
About the novel
When booze smugglers Jai and Mike reconsider their options after another close brush with the law, their friend Aziz, a corporate lawyer comes up with a plan for all of them to rake in even more money with less risk. Setting up an undetectable, foolproof scam, the boys who grew up together in the same London neighbourhood are now going to grow rich together, and quick. As with the best laid plans, they’d not counted on a few bumps along the way in the form of Val the intrepid tax fraud investigator who picks up on their trail, and Pam, the femme fatale whose sari blouses leave less to the imagination than bikinis, who has her eye set firmly on Jai. Knowing you have to risk it big to make it big, the boys put everything on the line in this high-speed thrill ride of a novel. But will they come out laughing or are they walking into a trap?
How Not To Make Money by Raj Kundra is published by Random House India on 18thOctober, Rs 299 paperback
About Crossword:
Crossword, with Eighty two, across Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kota, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Siliguri, Udaipur, Vapi, Vadodara,Vijayawada, Cohin and Raipur. It is India’s fastest growing chain of bookstores & has pioneered the lifestyle bookstore concept in India. Crossword was ranked the 6th most admired retailer in India by Business world for the year 2006; it was the only book retailer in the top 10. Crossword won the Reid & Taylor Award for Best Retailer of the year – Leisure & Specialty at the India Retail Summit 2005 & 2007& 2009. It also won the Star Retailer Award for the Best Lifestyle Retailer in Books & Music in 2011. Crossword won the Retailer of the Year Award - Leisure (Books, Music and Gifts Category) at the Images Retail Awards 2005 & 2007& 2009. Crossword won the Debutant E tailer of the year - books - at India eRetail Awards 2012. Crossword received the Federation of Indian Publishers Award for excellence in Publishing for the year 2004 on 18th June 2005 at the hands of Shri Arjun Singh, Minister of Human Resource Development. In 2013 Crossword also won The ET Retail Award for Marketing for ‘Crossword Popular Award’
Crossword Bookstores Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary Company of Shopper’s Stop Ltd – India’s leading department store chain. The Holding Company inter-alia also acts as a Master Franchisee of the Company.
