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Books like The scam
A breathless, high-stakes plunge into the intoxicating highs and devastating lows of India's most audacious financial frauds. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The scam.
- high-stakes
- tense
- chaotic
- electric
- outraged
- 01
Six suspects
Vikas Swarup
A kaleidoscopic, darkly comic whodunit that peels back the glittering facade of high society to reveal the gritty realities beneath.
- 02
Maximum City
Suketu Mehta
A visceral, kaleidoscopic plunge into the beautiful, brutal, and relentless heart of a modern megacity.
- 03
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
A darkly comic and irreverent confession from an amoral antihero clawing his way to the top of a corrupt society.
- 04
The Krishna Key
Ashwin Sanghi
A breathless, puzzle-box thriller where ancient mythology holds the bloody key to a modern conspiracy.
- 05
India unbound
Gurcharan Das
A sweeping, deeply personal journey through the economic and social awakening of a modern superpower.
- 06
The Dhandho Investor
Mohnish Pabrai
A conversational, story-driven masterclass in stacking the financial odds in your favor without losing sleep.
- 07
Gujarat Files
Rana Ayyub
A chilling, high-stakes undercover descent into the dark heart of political impunity and systemic violence.
- 08
Sacred games
Vikram Chandra
A sprawling, gritty descent into the chaotic underworld of Mumbai, where a weary cop and a legendary gangster circle each other in a dance of corruption and fate.
- 09
Doglapan
Ashneer Grover
A blunt, no-holds-barred ride through the chaotic highs and embattled lows of the modern startup ecosystem.
- 10
The money bazaar
Andrew J. Krieger
An eye-opening plunge into the volatile, unregulated, and high-speed world of global currency trading.
- 11
Slumdog millionaire
Vikas Swarup
A high-stakes underdog story where a lifetime of hardship becomes the ultimate key to unimaginable success.
- 12
The Smartest Guys in the Room
Bethany McLean · 2004
A gripping, slow-motion trainwreck of corporate hubris that reads like a high-stakes financial thriller.
