The Detective

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What to expect

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From the award-winning author of THE WAITER comes the third instalment in the Detective Kamil Rahman Mystery series.

When a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, along with three skeletons which are discovered to be over a hundred years old, Detective Kamil Rahman sets out to prove himself on his first case for the Met Police.

Praise for the Detective Rahman series:

'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' - ABIR MUKHERJEE

'This detective waiter has all the ingredients for a great crime series' - SUN

'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' - DAILY MAIL

'An elegantly constructed thriller' - THE TIMES

'Hugely entertaining' - ANN CLEEVES

'An outstanding debut' - SUNDAY TIMES

©2023 Ajay Chowdhury (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

  • Hugely entertaining

    Ann Cleeves
  • Ajay Chowdhury’s crime novels set in the East End are vivid portraits of modern life.

    Sunday Times, Best Books of the Year
  • An entertaining story that ranges across love, murder and an intriguing family tree

    Sun
  • A rip-roaring mystery that’s engrossing from start to finish

    Abir Mukherjee
  • Chowdhury brings his own expertise in modern tech to the plot, combining it with hot button history, and a biting wit. The series goes from strength to strength

    Vaseem Khan

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