Smoke and Ashes

Wyndham and Banerjee Book 3

Abir Mukherjee

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Vintage
06 August 2019

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Wyndham & Banerjee

SELECTED AS WATERSTONES' THRILLER OF THE MONTH, JULY 2019 CHOSEN BY THE SUNDAY TIMES AS ONE OF 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGER LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGER

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 '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

By: Abir Mukherjee
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9781784704780
ISBN 10: 1784704784
Series: Wyndham & Banerjee
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 06 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Smoke and Ashes: Wyndham and Banerjee Book 3

Mukherjee weaves crime and history together with great skill -- Antonio Senior * The Times * [W]onderfully rich and entertaining period crime series -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday * Well-researched and vivid in detail... [Smoke and Ashes] delights from the first page until the last. Simply superb * Daily Express * [I]t is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read -- Barry Forshaw * Guardian * 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 *