▁novel . ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Raj ash ree , ▁it ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Bol lywood , ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁film ▁industry ▁and ▁uses ▁the ▁narr ative ▁structure ▁of ▁a ▁' mas ala ' ▁Bol lywood ▁film .</ blockquote > ▁ ▁Ex plan ation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁title ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁Trust ▁Me ▁comes ▁from ▁an ▁old ▁jo ke ▁that ▁is ▁quoted ▁in ▁the ▁novel : ▁ ▁‘ You ▁didn ’ t ▁let ▁me ▁open ▁your ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁beginning , ▁and ▁even ▁when ▁you ▁did , ▁you ▁opened ▁it ▁very ▁slowly ▁– ▁that ▁shows ▁that ▁you ▁don ’ t ▁trust ▁easily ,’ ▁he ▁said . ▁‘ You ’ re ▁too ▁closed ▁as ▁a ▁person . ▁Open ▁up , ▁you ’ ll ▁enjoy ▁life ▁more .’ ▁ ▁I ▁took ▁my ▁hand ▁back ▁from ▁him ▁and ▁lit ▁a ▁cig aret te . ▁ ▁‘ Do ▁you ▁know ▁what ▁“ tr ust ▁me ” ▁means ▁in ▁Polish ? ’ ▁I ▁asked . ▁ ▁He ▁shook ▁his ▁head . ▁ ▁‘ What ? ’ ▁ ▁“ ‘ F uck ▁you .’ ” ▁ ▁He ▁laughed . ▁I ▁smiled . ▁ ▁‘ So , ▁when ▁a ▁gu y ▁says ▁“ tr ust ▁me ”, ’ ▁I ▁said ▁to ▁him , ▁‘ a ▁warning ▁bell ▁rings ▁in ▁my ▁head .’ ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁face . ▁‘ Why ▁are ▁you ▁so ▁hard , ▁so ▁def ensive ? ’ ▁ ▁‘ Have ▁to ▁be , ▁living ▁in ▁Bomb ay , ▁alone .’ ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁Set