As a writer, i have worked as a commissioned editor and book designer with traditional. Personally tech with publisher and author amrita chowdhury. I am the editor of fake art which is a magazine that solely focuses on. The pulphappy writers of page three, of course, went on overdrive about roy, about his anglo links to india, the event from last night. It blends the unique premise of cyber crime, cancer research, medical ethics and ip. She was an engineer in silicon valley has done strategy consulting and board effectiveness work in the us and australia and is currently associate director of. Amrita chowdhury s debut novel is a rare art thriller. Amrita verma chowdhury is the author of faking it, an art crime thriller about fake. I was dying to read this book, faking it, for one reason only, and that because it has been written by my supereditor and harlequin india country head before she became any of the preceding. About the author 2012 amrita chowdhury holds engineering degrees from iit kanpur and uc berkeley and an mba from carnegie mellon. The engrossing crime tale is deceptively woven around a frantic chase for trophy art.
The multitalented amrita chowdhury is currently the head of harlequin books in india. Even the business times talked about rising art prices and the recent shergil discovery. She holds 7 us patents for semiconductor manufacturing and has done strategy consulting and board governance in us and australia. She holds engineering degrees from iit kanpur, uc berkeley and an mba from carnegie mellon university.
But that didnt stop me from being surprised that its a woman who has written this book. While her companys books are typically compared to mills and. The next morning roy was all over the morning papers. An avid art enthusiast and collector herself, her faking it is strategically set amidst the fondness and frenzy for art. Finance expert, tara malhotra, forced to quit her job and follow her husb. Amrita chowdhury is the author of recently released breach, a cyber thriller, and faking it, an art crime thriller. Interview with amrita chowdhury, author of breach the. Her first novel, faking it a book about art forgers was published in 2009. Faking it a book about art forgers was published in 2009. Presented below is an excerpt from part 1, chapter 7 of faking it. Interview with amrita chowdhury, author of breach the good book.