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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square selected as waterstones' thriller of the month, july chosen by the sunday times as one of 100 best crime novels since shortlisted for the cwa sapere historical daggershortlisted for the hwa gold crownlonglisted for the cwa gold dagger 'smoke and ashes is abir mukherjee's best book yet; a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted' c'it is the flamboyant evocation of calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read' guardianpraise for the sam wyndham series:'a thought-provoking rollercoaster' ian rankin'confirms abir mukherjee as a rising star of historical crime fiction'the times'cracking  a journey into the dark underbelly of the british raj' daily expressif you enjoyed smoke and ashes, look out for the fourth sam wyndham mystery, death in the east in november see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas 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 deadcaptain sam wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the calcutta police forcehowever, revealing his presence in the opium den could cost him his careerwhen he then comes across a second body bearing the same injuries, wyndham is convinced that there's a deranged killer on the loosebut wyndham finds himself in a tight spot when he stumbles across a corpse in an opium den
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Praise for the sam wyndham series:'a thought-provoking rollercoaster' ian rankin'death in the east is as vivid and atmospheric as its predecessors' guardian'confirms abir mukherjee as a rising star of historical crime fiction' the times'cracking a journey into the dark underbelly of the british raj' daily express'a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted' coxfam bookshop cheltenham ** selected by the telegraph, ft and guardian as one of the best crime books of ****'a skilfully blended dual narrative: twice the intrigue, twice the funhe is here for revengewyndham knows he must call his friend and colleague sergeant banerjee for helpbut 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' daily mirror'an absolute delight' daily mail see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe next day, when bessie is found brutally beaten in her own room, locked from the inside, wyndham promises to get to the bottom of her murderas a young constable, sam wyndham is on his usual east london beat when he comes across an old flame, bessie drummond, attacked in the streetshe is certain this figure from his past isn't here by coincidenceleaving calcutta, captain sam wyndham heads for the hills of assam, to the ashram of a sainted monk where he hopes to conquer his opium addictionmukherjee is at the top of his game' mick herron, author of the jackson lamb series, on death in the east****'the gloriously atmospheric death in the east is his mukherjee's best book so far, a cracking read' scotsman****'the perfect combination of mystery and history' telegraph**calcutta police detective captain sam wyndham and his quick-witted indian sergeant, surrender-not banerjee, are back for another rip-roaring adventure set in s indiabut the case will cost the young constable more than he ever imaginedsansom' mukherjee brings sardonic wit to his portrayal of british rule in india, and the action is perfectly paced
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