The Spy by Ajay Chowdhury

The Spy by Ajay Chowdhury

ONE MISSING BOY. ONE MAN UNDERCOVER. A WHOLE NATION AT RISK.

'The plot races to a splendidly dramatic ending; Chowdhury’s writing is compelling and compassionate' Guardian

'Chowdhury is brilliant at...unexpected plot twists, while highlighting the conflicts experienced by characters with a foot in more than one culture' Sunday Times

Detective Kamil Rahman is working for the Metropolitan Police when he gets the call from MI5. They've received intelligence of a terrorist plot, and it's Kamil they need.

Posing as a disaffected cop, and working back in his friend Anjoli's beloved restaurant on Brick Lane, Kamil attempts to infiltrate the cell.

But when a young boy goes missing, Kamil finds the disappearance is linked to his case. What he uncovers leads him halfway across the world to Kashmir, and face to face with an old nemesis…

From Ajay Chowdhury, the award-winning author of THE WAITER, comes the thrilling new Detective Kamil Rahman mystery that's his toughest assignment yet...

*This is the fourth in the Detective Kamil Rahman series, though each novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone*

READERS LOVE THE SPY:

‘WOW! The Spy is the perfect mix of contemporary politics, humour, action and romance'

‘In Kamal and Anjoli, Ajay Chowdhury has created a modern day Holmes and Watson’

‘Full of intrigue and twists and turns which gave an insight into the fight against terrorism’

Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:

'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES
'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES
'Rip-roaring' ABIR MUKHERJEE

The plot races to a splendidly dramatic ending; Chowdhury’s writing is compelling and compassionate, especially on the themes of displacement, and divided loyalties personal and political* The Guardian *
Chowdhury is brilliant at incidental detail and unexpected plot twists, while highlighting the conflicts experienced by characters with a foot in more than one culture * Sunday Times *
Ever since I discovered Ajay Chowdhury's wonderful Kamil Rahman detective novels, they have offered a feast of great stories, vivid characters, mouth-watering food and fascinating insight into the world of Bengali Muslims in London's Brick Lane. I love his mix of humane feeling, romantic comedy and very modern plotting. THE SPY is his fourth and most ambitious, tackling trans-continental crime,.and pitting his engagingly modest, emotionally confused and very brave hero against the worst villain yet. He is a pleasure to read. * Amanda Craig *
Nobody writes about modern London like Ajay Chowdhury. This book rings with passion for the city's life, its food, its politics - and above all - its darkness. * William Shaw *
An intelligent, immersive thriller absolutely brimming with tension. Ajay Chowdhury’s deftness of touch brings both realism and sensitivity to a difficult theme. Superb writing * Marion Todd *
The 400-odd incident-packed pages pass in a flash * Financial Times *
The Kamil & Anjoli crime fiction series from Ajay Chowdhury is bursting with innovative thinking... If you’re new to Kamil, what joy for you to have a long & growing series ahead of you * Paul Waters *

Ajay Chowdhury, the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland prize, is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director. His children’s book – Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical which premiered in San Francisco. Eden Falls, his first standalone thriller, was published in July 2026. The Waiter (Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month), was published in 2021, and is the first in his critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman, an ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures. The Patriot is the latest book in the series.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781529931730
ISBN 10	1529931738
Title	The Spy
Author	Ajay Chowdhury
Series	Detective Kamil Rahman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2025-01-30
Number of pages	448
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.