Smoke and Ashes: ‘A brilliantly conceived murder mystery’ C.J. Sansom (Wyndham and Banerjee series #3)
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- Synopsis
- ** 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. SansomIndia, 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.As Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee set out to solve the two murders, Wyndham must tread carefully, keeping his personal demons secret, before someone else turns up dead...*HUNTED, THE BLOCKBUSTER CONTEMPORARY THRILLER BY ABIR MUKHERJEE, IS AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW*----SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HWA GOLD CROWNLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGERPraise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series:'It is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read' Guardian'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin'Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj' Daily ExpressIf you enjoyed Smoke and Ashes further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:A Rising ManA Necessary EvilDeath in the East The Shadows of Men
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781473546486
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781473562486, 9781784704780
- Publisher:
- Random House
- Date of Addition:
- 09/27/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Abir Mukherjee
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.