Smoke and Ashes

'A brilliantly conceived murder mystery' C.J. Sansom

By: Abir Mukherjee

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Paperback | 13 January 2019

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352 Pages

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Captain Sam Wyndham and his side-kick Surrender-not Banerjee return in this prize-winning historical crime series set in 1920s Calcutta, India.

India, 1921. Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force.

But Wyndham finds himself in a tight spot when he stumbles across a corpse in an opium den. When he then comes across a second body bearing the same injuries, Wyndham is convinced that there's a deranged killer on the loose.

However, revealing his presence in the opium den could cost him his career.

As Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee set out to solve the two murders, Wyndham must tread carefully, keeping his personal demons secret, before someone else turns up dead...

About the Author

Abir Mukherjee grew up in the west of Scotland. At the age of fifteen, his best friend made him read Gorky Park and he’s been a fan of crime fiction ever since. The child of immigrants from India, A Rising Man, his debut novel, was inspired by a desire to learn more about a crucial period in Anglo-Indian history that seems to have been almost forgotten.

A Rising Man won the Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph crime writing competition and became the first in a series starring Captain Sam Wyndham and ‘Surrender-not’ Banerjee. It went on to win the CWA Historical Dagger and was shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. Abir lives in London with his wife and two sons.

Industry Reviews

Smoke and Ashes is Abir Mukherjee's best book yet; a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted. * CJ Sansom *
[I]t is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read -- Barry Forshaw * Guardian *
Well-researched and vivid in detail... [Smoke and Ashes] delights from the first page until the last. Simply superb * Daily Express *
[W]onderfully rich and entertaining period crime series -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday *
Mukherjee weaves crime and history together with great skill -- Antonio Senior * The Times *

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