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- The Shadows of Men. by Mukherjee, Abir.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: DEATH IN THE EAST, ISBN 9781787300576. When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of a religious war. Can Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee track down those responsible in time to stop a bloodbath? Set at a time of heightened political tension, beginning in Calcutta and taking the detectives all the way to Bombay, this fifth installment in the series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge. Will this be the case that finally drives them apart?Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.;
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- A rising man / by Mukherjee, Abir,author.;
Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. But with barely a moment to acclimatise to his new life, he is caught up in an investigation that will take him into the dark underbelly of the British Raj. A senior official has been murdered, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to quit India: or else.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Wyndham, Sam (Fictitious character);
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- Smoke and ashes / by Mukherjee, Abir,author.;
"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."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; British; Murder; Drug addicts;
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- A necessary evil / by Mukherjee, Abir,author.;
"India, 1920. Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of the Calcutta Police Force investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharajah's son. The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a moderniser whose attitudes - and romantic relationship - may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother - now in line to the throne - appears to be a feckless playboy. As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them ... "--Back cover.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Assassination; Wyndham, Sam (Fictitious character);
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- Hunted / by Mukherjee, Abir,author.;
"When Sajid Khan arrives at his job at Heathrow airport, he is quickly tackled by armed guards. Aliyah, his teenage daughter, whom he knew was traveling abroad, is a suspect in a terrorist attack that took place mere days ago in a mall in Los Angeles. Sajid thinks this must all be a mistake. A lie. But Aliyah wont pick up her phone. And now her face is plastered all over the news. Sajid could not be more frightened or feel more powerless. That is, until he hears a knock arrives at his door and is greeted by a middle-aged, blonde, American woman with a letter in hand, claiming that she believes Sajid's daughter and her own son, Greg, are mixed up in the same dangerous game. And she has a hunch for where they might be. With just scraps for clues, the two parents and unlikely accomplices traverse the globe, in a desperate search for their children. Time is ticking. The hours are flying by. The FBI may outrun them. Another attack is coming. They are almost out of time"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Missing persons; Parents; Terrorism;
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- Death in the East / by Mukherjee, Abir,author.;
Calcutta police detective Captain Sam Wyndham and his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-not Banerjee, are back for another rip-roaring adventure set in 1920s India.1922, India. Leaving Calcutta, Captain Sam Wyndham heads for the hills of Assam, to the ashram of a sainted monk where he hopes to conquer his opium addiction. But when he arrives, he sees a ghost from his past a man thought to be long dead, a man Wyndham hoped he would never see again. 1905, London. As a young constable, Sam Wyndham is on his usual East London beat when he comes across an old flame, Bessie Drummond, attacked in the streets. The next day, when Bessie is found brutally beaten in her own room, locked from the inside, Wyndham promises to get to the bottom of this. But the case will cost the young constable more than he ever imagined. In Assam, Wyndham knows he must call his friend and colleague Sergeant Banerjee for help. He is certain this figure from his past isn't here by coincidence, but for revenge.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Wyndham, Sam (Fictitious character); British; Revenge;
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- The perfect crime : around the world in 22 murders / by Jakubowski, Maxim,editor.; Khan, Vaseem,1973-editor.;
"From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York--twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Short stories.; Extortion; Murder; Revenge;
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