Abir Mukherjee

La serie de novela negra con trasfondo histórico más premiada.El reino de Sambalpur, de una riqueza fabulosa, alberga tigres, minas de diamantes y el precioso Palacio del Sol. Sin embargo, cuando asesinan al principe heredero Adhir en presencia del capitan Sam Wyndham y del sargento Banerjee en Calcuta, estos deciden seguir la pista de las misteriosas misivas recibidas por el principe hasta Sambalpur, pequeño feudo del estado de Orissa, donde descubren un reino desgarrado por un conflicto latente.Mientras tratan de aclarar el misterio del asesinato, Wyndham y Banerjee se veran enredados en un peligroso mundo donde quienes ostentan el poder viven segun sus propias normas y quienes se cruzan en su camino lo pagan con la vida. Y deberan hallar al asesino antes de que este los encuentre a ellos...La critica ha dicho... Un libro lleno de aventuras, giros y sorpresas que invita a la reflexion. Ian RankinUna excepcional novela historica de misterio. C. J. SansomConfirma a Abir Mukherjee como la estrella emergente de la ficcion historica de misterio.The TimesEstupenda [...]. Un viaje a las oscuras entrañas del Raj.Daily ExpressMejor incluso que el primer libro [...]. Lo mas impactante de las novelas de Mukherjee es el disfrute contagioso de las rarezas de los britanicos en la India [...]. Un retrato estupendo de la opulencia y espiritualidad que caracteriza Sambalpur bajo el dominio de un maharaja sibarita pero benevolo. [...] No imagino a nadie que no pueda disfrutar de esta obra.The Daily TelegraphSi la llegada del capitan Sam Wyndham y de su fiel sargento fue celebrado con exito, su regreso es muchisimo mas cautivador.Daily MailUna joya de epoca, rica en detalles y decorada con el exotico entorno del Raj y un fascinante misterio, tejido en torno a un intrigante elenco de personajes.BooklistUna escritura maravillosa. El libro da vida vibrante al colorido reino de Sambalpur y lleva a sus lectores por un viaje de lo mas entretenido para desenterrar sus oscuros secretos, con giros inesperados hacia un satisfactorio final.Daily Express

La serie de novela negra con trasfondo histórico más premiada. El reino de Sambalpur, de una riqueza fabulosa, alberga tigres, minas de diamantes y el precioso Palacio del Sol. Sin embargo, cuando asesinan al principe heredero Adhir en presencia del capitan Sam Wyndham y del sargento Banerjee en Calcuta, estos deciden seguir la pista de las misteriosas misivas recibidas por el principe hasta Sambalpur, pequeño feudo del estado de Orissa, donde descubren un reino desgarrado por un conflicto latente. Mientras tratan de aclarar el misterio del asesinato, Wyndham y Banerjee se veran enredados en un peligroso mundo donde quienes ostentan el poder viven segun sus propias normas y quienes se cruzan en su camino lo pagan con la vida. Y deberan hallar al asesino antes de que este los encuentre a ellos...La critica ha dicho...Un libro lleno de aventuras, giros y sorpresas que invita a la reflexion.Ian Rankin Una excepcional novela historica de misterio.C. J. Sansom Confirma a Abir Mukherjee como la estrella emergente de la ficcion historica de misterio.The Times Estupenda [...]. Un viaje a las oscuras entrañas del Raj.Daily ExpressMejor incluso que el primer libro [...]. Lo mas impactante de las novelas de Mukherjee es el disfrute contagioso de las rarezas de los britanicos en la India [...]. Un retrato estupendo de la opulencia y espiritualidad que caracteriza Sambalpur bajo el dominio de un maharaja sibarita pero benevolo. [...] No imagino a nadie que no pueda disfrutar de esta obra.The Daily TelegraphSi la llegada del capitan Sam Wyndham y de su fiel sargento fue celebrado con exito, su regreso es muchisimo mas cautivador.Daily Mail Una joya de epoca, rica en detalles y decorada con el exotico entorno del Raj y un fascinante misterio, tejido en torno a un intrigante elenco de personajes.BooklistUna escritura maravillosa. El libro da vida vibrante al colorido reino de Sambalpur y lleva a sus lectores por un viaje de lo mas entretenido para desenterrar sus oscuros secretos, con giros inesperados hacia un satisfactorio final.Daily Express

India, 1919. Ansioso por cambiar de vida, el capitán Sam Wyndham llega a Calcuta para ocupar un importante cargo en la policía local. Finalizada la Primera Guerra Mundial, algunos británicos albergan la esperanza de rehacer su fortuna y medrar en los paises mas lejanos del Imperio, especialmente en India. El capitan Sam Wyndham, veterano de guerra y con experiencia en Scotland Yard, desembarca en Calcuta y descubre que la metropoli cumple todos los requisitos para acabar con el: humedad insoportable, agua insalubre, insectos venenosos y, mucho peor, un odio progresivo de los autoctonos hacia los colonos. ¿Sera esta la causa del asesinato de un alto funcionario en un sombrio callejon de los bajos fondos? Antes de haber podido aclimatarse o disipar los obsesivos fantasmas del pasado, Wyndham se ve metido en un caso que lo llevara hasta el corazon del Raj britanico.La critica ha dicho...Si son ustedes de los que prefieren los crimenes ficticios, les recomiendo la estupenda El hombre de Calcuta, de Abir Mukherjee, un trepidante thriller queincluye una punzante e ironica critica al colonialismo britanico del Raj.Manuel Rodriguez Rivero, Babelia de El Pais Una serie historico-policial que no puede empezar con mejor pie. En un barrio de Calcuta, en 1919, acabada la Primera Guerra Mundial, aparece el cadaver de un britanico. Que hacia este alto cargo del imperio alli, en esa zona junto a un prostibulo, donde no entran colonizadores ingleses, es una de las grandes preguntas. [...]. El caracter del sagaz investigador y otros matices sociales -desde los acaudalados individuos hasta los fumaderos de opio- componen un intrigante y veraz retrato de tiempo y lugar.[...]. Todo es notable, desde la primera linea, en El hombre de Calcuta, del escritor ingles de origen indio Abir Mukherjee.Lilian Neuman, Cultura/s de La VanguardiaEsplendido. [...] Como personaje, su protagonista, el capitan Sam Wyndham, tiene todas las de ganar.The Times Un debut espectacular que combina una trama policiaca bien armada con un escenario poco frecuentado, la Calcuta de 1919, que convence por su detallismo. La relacion entre Wyndham y su ayudante hindu, rica en matices, le confiere aun mas profundidad.Publishers WeeklyUna trama policiaca ambientada en el polvorin social y politico de la Calcuta de 1919. Una montaña rusa que hace pensar.Ian Rankin Un libro escrito con buen pulso, bien documentado, con mucha vida, un argumento solido y atractivos toques de humor.The GuardianFabulosa. [...] Las descripciones de Calcuta bajo el dominio britanico que hace Mukherjee son muy graficas, y el hecho de que Wyndham acabe de llegar, y lo vea todo por primera vez, funciona de maravilla.The Sunday Times

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

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

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

*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.

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

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

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

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

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?

** 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

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

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

Compulsive reading. This is a master storyteller at the top of his game.Ann Cleeves Historical crime fiction at its bestThe TimesAn utterly spellbinding triumph from a master storytellerJoseph OConnor 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 victim is a popular patron of the arts, a man who was adored by all. So, what was the motive for his murder? Despite being out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is dragged in to investigate and finds himself thrust into the glamorous but dangerous 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. When the vanished woman is linked with Sams murder investigation, the two men find themselves working together once again.But can Wyndham and Banerjee 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 MenReaders love THE BURNING GROUNDS:A wonderful addition to an exceptional seriesIncredibly exciting and action-packedA must-read for anyone who loves fiction at its bestBeautifully written and a smashing storyAn engaging, atmospheric thriller with strong character development and a plot full of intrigue

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

** 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