Smoke and Ashes
- Author Abir Mukherjee
- Narrator Simon Bubb
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 10 hours and 14 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues.
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What to expect
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee, read by Simon Bubb.
**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.
‘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
Critics Review
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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 -
[I]t is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read
Guardian -
Well-researched and vivid in detail… [Smoke and Ashes] delights from the first page until the last. Simply superb
Daily Express -
[W]onderfully rich and entertaining period crime series
Mail on Sunday -
Mukherjee weaves crime and history together with great skill
The Times
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