Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee

Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee

'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

**From the winner of the 2017 CWA Historical Dagger Award**

India, 1921. Haunted by his memories of the Great War, Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force.

When Sam is summoned to investigate a grisly murder, he is stunned at the sight of the body: he's seen this before. Last night, in a drug addled haze, he stumbled across a corpse with the same ritualistic injuries. It seems like there's a deranged killer on the loose. Unfortunately for Sam, the corpse was in an opium den and revealing his presence there could cost him his career.

With the aid of his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-not Banerjee, Sam must try to solve the two murders, all the while keeping his personal demons secret, before somebody else turns up dead.

Set against the backdrop of the fervent fight for Indian independence, and rich with the atmosphere of 1920s Calcutta, Smoke and Ashes is the brilliant new historical mystery in this award-winning series.

Abir Mukherjee was born in London but raised in Scotland's west coast. He is married with two small children and currently resides in London, where he has worked in finance for the past twenty years. His debut novel, A Rising Man, was a Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph mystery writing competition winner and is the first in a new series starring Captain Sam Wyndham and 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781643130149
ISBN 10	1643130145
Title	Smoke and Ashes
Author	Abir Mukherjee
Series	Wyndham And Banerjee Mysteries Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pegasus Crime
Year published	2019-03-05
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.