{"product_id":"9781784704780","title":"Smoke and Ashes : ‘A brilliantly conceived murder mystery’ C.J. Sansom","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mukherjee, Abir\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 13 June 2019 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wyndham and Banerjee series' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e193 x 136 x 23 | 248g\u003cp\u003eHUNTED, Abir Mukherjee's explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW** 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, revealing his presence in the opium den could cost him his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mukherjee, Abir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51521981776056,"sku":"9781784704780","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781784704780.jpg?v=1752590063","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781784704780","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}