About the author

Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad in India. He went to Allahabad Boys High School and Collage. Then he studied psychology, history and phylosophy. As a diplomat he worked in Turkey, USA, Ethiopia, Great Britain and South Africa.

His first book was Q and A and with this, Slumdog Millionaire film was made. He wrote it only in two months and it became famous. After that, in 2008 he wrote his second novel: Six Suspects.