Abir Mukherjee

*Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month***A 'Book of the Year' pick in The Times**'An engaging, evocative thriller that captures the heat of Indian nights and heady days of a bygone era, without being sentimental or simplistic' Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal'Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre...breathtaking' PETER MAY, Sunday Times bestsellerCalcutta, 1923. When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can officers of the Imperial Police Force, Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee track down those responsible in time to stop a bloodbath?

A THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945** '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.

1922, Inde. Sam Wyndham quitte Calcutta pour les montagnes de l'Assam, où il espère vaincre son addiction à l'opium. A son arrivée, il lui semble reconnaître une vieille connaissance londonienne, un

Calcutta, 1919. A peine arrivé en Inde, o¹ il a été muté aprés la fin de la Grande Guerre, le capitaine Wyndham doit enquªter sur le meurtre d'un haut fonctionnaire britannique, retrouvé mort dans un

1923. À l'approche des élections municipales, Calcutta est une poudrière. Les communautés musulmane et hindoue se déchirent sous l'oeil impuissant de la police coloniale. Quand le capitaine Wyndham a

In Calcutta 1919, every truth has a price.Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcuttas police force.He is soon called to the scene of a horrifying murder. The victim was a senior official, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to leave India - or else.With the stability of the Empire under threat, Wyndham and Sergeant Surrender-not Banerjee must solve the case quickly. But there are some who will do anything to stop them...If you loved A Rising Man, discover the rest of the Wyndham and Banerjee series:A Necessary EvilSmoke and AshesDeath in the EastThe Shadows of MenThe Burning Grounds** A SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS SINCE 1945**An exceptional historical crime novel C.J. SansomDoes for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich The TimesHighly entertaining Daily Telegraph

Venu se désintoxiquer de son addiction à l’opium dans un ashram au cœur de l’Assam, le capitaine Wyndham ne pensait pas, entre deux tisanes infâmes, prendre précisément des vacances. Cependant il ne

Décembre 1921, le Raj tremble. Un certain Gandhi prône la désobéissance civile et des foules de manifestants pacifiques mais déterminés s’apprêtent à envahir les rues de Calcutta. Comment éviter que

Calcutta 1923. Gandhi est en prison, et les tensions entre communautés religieuses sont à leur comble. La plus petite étincelle mettrait le feu aux poudres. Alors, quand un célèbre homme de lettres h

Pre-order the gripping new thriller from Abir Mukherjee where high-rise murder meets luxury in The Pinnacle coming soon!** WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2025 **** WINNER OF THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025**A TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARA damn exciting read JAMES PATTERSONA pretty much flawless thriller LEE CHILDA masterclass in intelligent suspense MICK HERRONA kick-ass, pedal-to-the-metal thriller MARK BILLINGHAMThe clock is ticking. Who will find them first? The epic and thrilling story of two parents thrown together to stop their children from committing an unthinkable crime.A missing daughter. Suspected of plotting a terror attack in the US.A father arrested. Police storm Heathrow Airport to bring him in for questioning about his daughter.A terrifying connection. In Florida, a mother discovers a link between her son and the missing girl, fearing they have been radicalised.Hunted. On the run from the authorities, the two parents are thrown together to find their children before the FBI does and more lives are lost.EVERYONE LOVES HUNTED:A mature, intelligent thriller... Stunning Janice HallettSmart and blisteringly contemporaryMail on SundaySkintight plotting and a twisting storyline [Hunted is] unputdownableSunday TimesTense, twistywill keep you guessing Ruth WareA high-octane, high-adrenaline thrillerChillingly plausibleErin KellyMukherjee enters contemporary thriller-dom with a bang his cunning twists make for a buoyant readDaily Telegraph

Échouer à prévenir l’assassinat d’un prince n’est pas un fait d’armes dont peuvent s’enorgueillir le capitaine Wyndham et le sergent Banerjee, de la police de Calcutta. Piqués au vif par cet échec, l

1919. La Grande Guerre vient de se terminer en Europe. Après cette parenthèse éprouvante, certains Britanniques espèrent retrouver fortune et grandeur dans les lointains pays de l’Empire, et tout par

** A THE SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS SINCE 1945****WINNER OF THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER 2020**Death in the East is the best so far of an unmissable seriesThe TimesCalcutta police detective Captain Sam Wyndham and his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-not Banerjee, are back for another rip-roaring adventure set in 1920s India.1905, London.When Bessie Drummond, an old flame of Sam Wyndhams, is attacked in the street, he is determined to get to the bottom of it. But the next day, Bessie is found dead in her room and Wyndham soon finds himself caught up in her murder investigation. The case will cost the young constable more than he ever imagined.1922, India.Leaving Calcutta, Wyndham heads for the hills of Assam, ready to put his opium addiction behind him. But when he arrives, he sees a ghost from his life in London - a man thought to be long dead, a man Wyndham hoped he would never see again.Wyndham knows he must call his friend and colleague Sergeant Banerjee for help. He is certain that this figure from can only be after one thing: revenge...*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF 2021 PICK*Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series :A thought-provoking rollercoasterIan RankinCracking...A journey into the dark underbelly of the British RajDaily ExpressA brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully craftedC. J. SansomMukherjee brings sardonic wit to his portrayal of British rule in India, and the action is perfectly paced.DailyMirrorIf you enjoyed Death in the East further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:A Rising ManA Necessary Evil Smoke and Ashes The Shadows of Men

Wyndham, l’inspecteur britannique de la Police impériale, ex-opiomane au cœur et à la carrière brisés, découvre le corps d’un riche mécène bengali au pied des bûchers funéraires de Calcutta. L’enquêt

À une semaine de l’élection présidentielle américaine, une bombe explose dans un centre commercial de Los Angeles. À Londres, la police britannique interpelle Sajid Khan pour l’interroger : sa fille

Pre-order the gripping new thriller from Abir Mukherjee where high-rise murder meets luxury in The Pinnacle coming soon!**THE BURNING GROUNDS is the next thrilling novel from the author of the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025, HUNTED**An unmissable seriesThe TimesCaptivating, moving and exciting, its historical fiction at its finestSunday ExpressIn the Burning Ghats of Calcutta where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear.The body is that of a popular patron of the arts, a man who was, by all accounts, beloved by all: so what was the motive for his murder? Despite being out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is assigned to the case and finds himself thrust into the glamorous world of Indian cinema.Meanwhile Surendranath Banerjee, recently returned from Europe after three years spent running from the fallout of his last case, is searching for a missing photographer; a trailblazing woman at the forefront of the profession. When Suren discovers that the vanished woman is linked to Sams murder investigation, the two men find themselves working together once again - but will Wyndham and Banerjee be able to put their differences aside to solve the case?Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre...breathtaking Peter May, Sunday Times bestseller, on The Shadows of Men

Award-winning crime novelist Abir Mukherjee returns to his brilliant mystery series set in late-1920s Calcutta, as Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Banerjee must reunite to solve a high profile murder and disappearance.In The Burning Ghats of Calcutta, where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear.The body is that of a popular philanthropist and patron of the arts. A man, who was, by all accounts, beloved by all. So what could possibly be the motive for murder? Though out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is assigned to the case, and finds himself thrust into the glamorous world of cinema when his investigation leads him to a film the victim was funding.Meanwhile Sams former colleague, Surendranath Banerjee, recently returned from Europe after three years running from the fallout of his last case, is searching for a vanished photographer, one of the first women in the profession. When he discovers the missing woman is somehow linked to Sams murder investigation, the two men are forced to work together once againbut will Wyndham and Banerjee be able to put their differences aside to solve the case?

WELCOME TO THE PINNACLE.A place where murder meets luxury and the worlds most privileged depend on the most desperate.A towering thriller Mark BillinghamA deliciously twisting plot Lucy FoleyA darkly funny thriller Vaseem KhanEvery floor has its secrets... Washed-up American heart-throb George Abercrombie hates India, even from the rarified heights of his apartment on the 68th floor of the Pinnacle, Mumbais grandest luxury skyscraper. He hates the noise, he hates the heat and maybe hes even grown to hate his much younger wife, the newest queen of Bollywood, Sweety Sahota. When George wakes from a drunken stupor to find Sweety murdered in their bedroom, he knows he will be the prime suspect. But why have her computer and her phone disappeared without a trace? As George scrambles to piece together the night, others in the building are covering their tracks. Sweetys assistant must find who is blackmailing her, and a servant who knows too much goes on the run.Reader are LOVING The Pinnacle:Incredibly exciting and action-packed 5 STARSA must-read for anyone who loves fiction at its best 5 STARSBeautifully written and a smashing story 5 STARS

A city on the brink. A murder that could ignite it.When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can officers of the Imperial Police Force, Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee track down those responsible in time to stop a bloodbath?Set at a time of heightened political tension, beginning in atmospheric Calcutta and taking the detectives all the way to bustling Bombay, this instalment in the unmissable (The Times) series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge. Will this be the case that finally drives them apart?The Shadows of Men finds the always reliable Crime Writers Association Dagger Award-winner Abir Mukherjee on fine formFinancial TimesDiscover the rest of the Wyndham and Banerjee series:A Rising ManA Necessary EvilSmoke and AshesDeath in the EastThe Burning GroundsAn engaging, evocative thriller Janice HallettBreathtaking Peter MayA thought-provoking rollercoaster Ian Rankin