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Dead money : a novel / Srinath Adiga.

"They said you can't take your money with you when you die. What if they were wrong? ... Hong Kong, 2002. A stock market trader desperate to pay off a gangster debt invents a scam: Afterlife Dollars. A product inspired by an ancient Chinese custom that allows people to buy their way into heaven. It's the beginning of a dizzying chain reaction that ripples in Mumbai, where one man does the unthinkable to secure his afterlife - while thousands of miles away in Amsterdam, another man races against time to stop an apocalypse. As a cast of larger-than-life characters grapple with unprecedented moral dilemmas, their choices will affect the rest of humanity. Profound, exhilarating and full of unexpected twists, Dead Money balances intelligence and dark humour with compassion, empathy and hope. Its cleverness lies in its ability to convince us that the impossible can happen - a compelling, thought-provoking read at a time when the world stares at an uncertain future."--Publisher.

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Adult fiction   Smithfield Branch . . Available .  
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ISBN 9781771682169
1771682167
Author Adiga, Srinath author.
Title Dead money : a novel / Srinath Adiga.
Published [Chicago, Illinois] : Central Avenue Publishing, 2021.
Physical description 343 pages ; 23 cm.
Summary "They said you can't take your money with you when you die. What if they were wrong? ... Hong Kong, 2002. A stock market trader desperate to pay off a gangster debt invents a scam: Afterlife Dollars. A product inspired by an ancient Chinese custom that allows people to buy their way into heaven. It's the beginning of a dizzying chain reaction that ripples in Mumbai, where one man does the unthinkable to secure his afterlife - while thousands of miles away in Amsterdam, another man races against time to stop an apocalypse. As a cast of larger-than-life characters grapple with unprecedented moral dilemmas, their choices will affect the rest of humanity. Profound, exhilarating and full of unexpected twists, Dead Money balances intelligence and dark humour with compassion, empathy and hope. Its cleverness lies in its ability to convince us that the impossible can happen - a compelling, thought-provoking read at a time when the world stares at an uncertain future."--Publisher.
Subject Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction
Hoaxes -- Fiction
Money -- Fiction
Future life -- Fiction
Swindlers and swindling
Hoaxes
Future life
Manners and customs
Money
Dystopian fiction
Black humor
Fiction
Black humor
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