Smoke and Ashes

Wyndham and Banerjee Book 3

von Abir Mukherjee

352 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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** A THE SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945**HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee's explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW'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. SansomIndia, 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...SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HWA GOLD CROWNLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGERPraise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series:'It is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read' Guardian'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin'Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj' Daily ExpressIf you enjoyed Smoke and Ashes further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:A Rising ManA Necessary EvilDeath in the East The Shadows of Men

• Reihe: Wyndham and Banerjee Series
• Themen: Belletristik Kriminalromane und Mystery
• ISBN: 9781784704780
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.06.2019
• Größe: 195 x 126 mm
• Verlag: Random House UK Ltd