Age of Vice, by Deepti Kapoor, narrated by Vidish Athavale A juicy combo of mob thriller and Dickensian saga, this novel begins with a Mercedes plowing through a homeless encampment in Delhi, then traces the origins of the car’s driver-a low-caste rural boy who, through a series of fortunate misfortunes, ends up as a bodyguard to the son of a fabulously wealthy crime family.