Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Wyndham &amp; Banerjee series of crime novels set in 1920s India and the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025 Hunted. His books have been translated into sixteen languages and won various awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel, the Prix du Polar Européen, and the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing. 
 
 
He also co-hosts the popular Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast which takes a wry look at the world of books, writing, and the creative arts, tackling everything from bestsellers to pop culture. Abir grew up in Scotland and now lives in Surrey with his wife and two sons. 
 
 
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A Highland heist from award-winning author Abir MukherjeeSunita lives a quiet life in the village of Glentorrance, running the local post office. When a letter arrives on her doorstep, her husband’s shady past threatens to disrupt their lives, spurring Sunita into an unwanted adventure which will change everything. Her peace is soon shattered when she finds an intruder in her shop, and as the past catches up with her, she must figure out who she can turn to and who she can trust…Can Sunita rely on Margot from the village shop to help her? Will Roddy’s craft whisky, fit for the finest palate, be enough to save the terrified postmistress? And what are the plans of Primakov, the mysterious billionaire with a temper and a taste for the best?Read by Sudha Bhuchar (Virdee, Eastenders, Coronation Street), this gripping story was written specially for BBC Radio.Writer Abir Mukherjee is the author of the award-winning Wyndham and Banerjee series of action-packed thrillers set in Raj-era India.Cast and creditsWritten by Abir MukherjeeProduced by Eilidh McCreadieRead by Sudha BhucharFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3rd - 7th February 2025© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Raiders of the Lost Cask

A Highland heist thriller specially written for BBC Radio 4

**A historical mystery from one of Britain's BEST crime writer's, COMING OUT in Quick Reads Format** 
 
India, 1919. A man is found dead. A note has been left in the dead man’s mouth. It warns the English to leave India. If they don’t, more blood will be spilled. 
 
Two police officers, Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee must solve the crime quickly. But there are some people who will do anything to stop them. 
 
You won’t be able to put down A Rising Man, the first mystery in the Wyndham and Banerjee series by award-winning crime writer Abir Mukherjee.

A Rising Man

Quick Reads 2025

10th Anniversary Edition

*Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month* 
**A 'Book of the Year' pick in The Times** 
 
'Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre...breathtaking' Peter May, Sunday Times bestseller, on The Shadows of Men 
 
Calcutta, 1923. When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can officers of the Imperial Police Force, Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee track down those responsible in time to stop a bloodbath? 
 
Set at a time of heightened political tension, beginning in atmospheric Calcutta and taking the detectives all the way to bustling Bombay, the latest instalment in this 'unmissable' (The Times) series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge. Will this be the case that finally drives them apart? 
 
'An engaging, evocative thriller that captures the heat of Indian nights and heady days of a bygone era, without being sentimental or simplistic' Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal 
 
'The Shadows of Men finds the always reliable Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award-winner Abir Mukherjee on fine form' Financial Times 
 
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PRAISE FOR THE WYNDHAM AND BANERJEE SERIES 
 
'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom 
 
'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin 
 
'Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj' Daily Express

The Shadows of Men

** 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. Sansom 
 
India, 1921. Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force. 
 
But 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. 
 
However, revealing his presence in the opium den could cost him his career. 
 
As 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... 
 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGER 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HWA GOLD CROWN 
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGER 
 
Praise 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 Express 
 
If you enjoyed Smoke and Ashes further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now: 
 
A Rising Man 
A Necessary Evil 
Death in the East 
The Shadows of Men

Smoke and Ashes

'Death in the East is the best so far of an unmissable series' The Times 
 
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. 
 
1905, London. 
 
When Bessie Drummond, an old flame of Sam Wyndham's, is attacked in the street, he is determined to get to the bottom of it. But the next day, Bessie is found dead in her room and Wyndham soon finds himself caught up in her murder investigation. The case will cost the young constable more than he ever imagined. 
 
1922, India. 
 
Leaving Calcutta, Wyndham heads for the hills of Assam, ready to put his opium addiction behind him. But 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. 
 
Wyndham knows he must call his friend and colleague Sergeant Banerjee for help. He is certain that this figure from can only be after one thing: revenge... 
 
**WINNER OF THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER 2020** 
*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF 2021 PICK* 
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Praise for the Sam Wyndham series: 
 
'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin 
 
'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' C. J. Sansom 
 
'Mukherjee brings sardonic wit to his portrayal of British rule in India, and the action is perfectly paced.' Daily Mirror

Death in the East

Your kids are missing, accused of plotting to kill thousands. Can you find them before it's too late? 
 
It's a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall. 
 
In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter, Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially plotting another attack on American soil. 
 
But then a woman called Carrie turns up at Sajid's door after travelling halfway across the world. She claims Aliyah is with her son and she has a clue to their whereabouts. Carrie knows something isn't adding up - and that she and Sajid are the only ones who can find their children and discover the truth. 
 
On the run from the authorities, the two parents are thrown together in a race against time to stop their kids and prevent a catastrophe the likes of which the world has never seen. 
 
For fans of Adrian McKinty's The Chain, Clare Mackintosh's Hostage and global bestseller I Am Pilgrim, this blockbuster contemporary thriller will turn your world on its head.

Hunted

In the Burning Ghats of Calcutta where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear. 
 
The body is that of a popular patron of the arts, a man who was, by all accounts, beloved by all: so what was the motive for his murder? Despite being out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is assigned to the case and finds himself thrust into the glamorous world of Indian cinema. 
 
Meanwhile Surendranath Banerjee, recently returned from Europe after three years spent running from the fallout of his last case, is searching for a missing photographer; a trailblazing woman at the forefront of the profession. When Suren discovers that the vanished woman is linked to Sam's murder investigation, the two men find themselves working together once again - but will Wyndham and Banerjee be able to put their differences aside to solve the case? 
 
From the critically-acclaimed author of HUNTED comes the next instalment in the popular Wyndham and Banerjee series.

The Burning Grounds

**WINNER 2018 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE** 
 
'Even better than his first' Daily Telegraph 
 
India, 1920. Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of Calcutta Police must investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharaja's son... 
 
Sam Wyndham is visiting the kingdom of Sambalpore, home to diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. 
 
But when the Maharaja's eldest son is assassinated, Wyndham realises that the realm is riven with conflict. Prince Adhir was unpopular with religious groups, while his brother - now in line to the throne - appears to be a feckless playboy. 
 
As Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee endeavour to unravel the mystery, they become entangled in a dangerous world. They must find the murderer, before the murderer finds them. 
 
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 HISTORICAL AND GOLD DAGGERS* 
*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 CWA STEEL DAGGER* 
 
Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series : 
 
'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom 
 
'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin 
 
'Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj' Daily Express 
 
If you enjoyed A Necessary Evil, further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now: 
 
A Rising Man 
Smoke and Ashes 
Death in the East 
The Shadows of Men

A Necessary Evil

Every floor has its secrets.Washed-up American heart-throb George Abercrombie hates India, even from the rarified heights of his apartment on the 68th floor of the Pinnacle, Mumbai’s grandest luxury skyscraper. He hates the noise, he hates the heat and maybe he’s even grown to hate his much younger wife, the newest queen of Bollywood, Sweety Sahota.When George wakes from a drunken stupor to find Sweety murdered in their bedroom, he knows he will be the prime suspect. But where is her computer, her phone – and where has his personal assistant gone?As George scrambles to piece together the night, others in the building are covering their tracks. Sweety’s assistant must find who is blackmailing her, and a servant who knows too much goes on the run.Welcome to the Pinnacle. A place where murder meets luxury and the world’s most privileged depend on the most desperate.From the winner of the 2025 British Book Awards Thriller of the Year comes a pulse-pounding new novel, set in a world of lavish opulence where someone is always watching, because everyone is hiding something.

The Pinnacle

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