AN UNSCRUPULOUS STOCKBROKER is audaciously murdered in a crowded bar room.
A HOTSHOT CEO is accused of insider trading.
When Shashi Kurva, self-made man and one of India’s most successful CEOs, is named in an insider trading scandal, he is stunned. Utterly blindsided, he makes desperate attempts to prove his innocence and identify the real culprit, only to stumble upon a conspiracy that hits far too close to home.
Racing between the boardroom, a stockbroking firm and a shattered family, Insider is a gritty tale of duplicity and avarice, manipulation and murder. Here, in the murky depths of the Indian stock market and data analytics, profit is the only motive, and money is the only language.
RV Raman is the bestselling author of Fraudster, and was the head of KPMG’s Consulting Practice and the co-head of their Risk Advisory Services. He was also a Partner with A.T. Kearney and Arthur Andersen. Over a career spanning three decades and four continents, he has advised several banks, financial institutions, regulators, stock exchanges and corporates on matters of strategy, operations and risk management.
He currently teaches business strategy at IIM Trichy, mentors young entrepreneurs and advises select clients. He lives in Chennai, and can be reached through his website www.rvraman.com.
Insider is the second novel in his corporate thriller series that explores white-collar crime in India.