Smoke and Ashes: Wyndham and Banerjee Book 3 by Abir Mukherjee (Paperback, 2019)

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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. SELECTED AS WATERSTONES' THRILLER OF THE MONTH, JULY 2019 CHOSEN BY THE SUNDAY TIMES AS ONE OF 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HWA GOLD CROWN LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGER 'Smoke and Ashes is Abir Mukherjee's best book yet; a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted' C.J. Sansom 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... 'It is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read' Guardian Praise for the Sam Wyndham series- 'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin 'Confirms Abir Mukherjee as a rising star of historical crime fiction' The Times 'Cracking. A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj' Daily Express If you enjoyed Smoke and Ashes, look out for the fourth Sam Wyndham mystery, Death in the East in November 2019

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PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139781784704780
eBay Product ID (ePID)25046585230

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Book TitleSmoke and Ashes: Wyndham and Banerjee Book 3
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicTrue Stories, Books
GenreHistorical
AuthorAbir Mukherjee
Book SeriesWyndham and Banerjee Series
FormatPaperback

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Item Height198 mm
Item Weight245 g
Item Width129 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAbir Mukherjee

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  • An Excellent Read

    Excellent read as with the other author's Captain Wyndham detective books. As usual, set in Raj times Calcutta at the time of great turmoil with India's fight for independence gaining strength. Can highly recommend this read.

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  • Awesome series by a great writer

    Great book, history and adventure and brilliant characterisation. Read them all - you won't regret it!

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    Great book.

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