Fools Die

Set in the backdrop of the Las Vegas and Hollywood ambience the narrative becomes monotonous after a suspenseful beginning. Corruption rules supreme among every social strata. Infidelity becomes the order of the day. Casino manager, corporate chiefs as well as writers live a life of bluffs and lust camouflaged by their wealth and cunning. But with materials like these the story spends much time in exploring the characters and so the excitement is only at the final chapters. The piece is thus more of a study of how corruption plays the pivotal role of shaping the character and the future which, looked from another perspective seems so much predictive. This strange yet convincing philosophy is the crux of the prose though it seemed to have lesser effect.