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The Detective Ajay Chowdhury

The Detective By Ajay Chowdhury

The Detective by Ajay Chowdhury


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The Detective Summary

The Detective: The addictive NEW edge-of-your-seat Detective Kamil Rahman Mystery by Ajay Chowdhury

*Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month*

'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' ABIR MUKHERJEE

HAS SOMEONE GOT AWAY WITH MURDER?

On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old.

But as fresh bodies turn up, can Detective Kamil - along with his friend Anjoli - prevent another murder?

Desperate to solve his first case for the Met, will Kamil put his reputation on the line... then cross it?

*The thrilling new Kamil Rahman mystery, THE SPY, is available to pre-order now!*

Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:

'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES

'The Detective has all the ingredients for a great crime series' SUN

'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' DAILY MAIL

'An elegantly constructed thriller' THE TIMES

'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES

The Detective Reviews

Hugely entertaining * Ann Cleeves *
An entertaining story that ranges across love, murder and an intriguing family tree * Sun *
Chowdhury brings his own expertise in modern tech to the plot, combining it with hot button history, and a biting wit. The series goes from strength to strength * Vaseem Khan *
[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him * Daily Mail *
An elegantly constructed thriller * The Times *

About Ajay Chowdhury

Ajay Chowdhury is the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland crime fiction award. He is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director who was born in India and now lives in London where he builds digital businesses, cooks experimental dishes for his wife and daughters and writes through the night. His children's book, Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical.


The Waiter, published in 2021, is the first in his warm, funny and spicy adult crime series about Kamil Rahman, an ex-policeman from Calcutta who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It has been optioned for television by Moonage Pictures. Follow up, The Cook, was published in May 2022 to critical acclaim and deals with the issue of homelessness. The third book on the series - The Detective - is about government surveillance and will be published in April 2023.

Additional information

GOR012988990
9781787303164
1787303160
The Detective: The addictive NEW edge-of-your-seat Detective Kamil Rahman Mystery by Ajay Chowdhury
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Vintage Publishing
20230413
400
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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