Ajay Chowdhury, the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland prize, is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director. His children’s book – Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical which premiered in San Francisco. 
 
 
The Waiter (Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month), was published in 2021, and is the first in his critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman, an ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures.The Cook (Guardian Top Crime Books of the Year) was published in May 2022 to excellent reviews and deals with the issue of homelessness. The third book in the series – The Detective (Sunday Times Top Crime Books of the Year) – is about government surveillance and AI. The Spy (Longlisted Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing), the fourth book, sees Kamil infiltrate a terrorist cell. The Shadow (A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month) is the latest book in the series.

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World War II nurse Claire Randall finds herself transported back to 1743 where she meets young Scottish soldier Jamie Fraser, and the two travel from Scotland to America taking part in some of the most momentous events of the time.

THE SIXTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES. 
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The long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. 
 
It's 1772, the Royal Colony of North Carolina, and the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and preserve the colony for King and Crown. 
 
One minor problem: Jamie Fraser's wife, Claire, is a time-traveller, as are his daughter and son-in-law. And Jamie knows that three years hence, the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the end of it all will be independence - with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. 
 
Beyond present danger, though, looms the threat of a tiny clipping from the Wilmington Gazette, dated 1776, which reports the destruction of the house on Fraser's Ridge and the death by fire of James Fraser and all his family. 
 
For once, Jamie Fraser hopes the time-travelers in his family are wrong about the future. But only time will tell.

A Breath Of Snow And Ashes

(Outlander 6)

THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES, NOW A HIT TV SHOW 
 
Jamie Fraser is lying on the battlefield of Culloden, where he rises wounded, to face execution or imprisonment. Either prospect pales beside the pain of loss - his wife is gone. Forever. 
 
But sometimes forever is shorter than one thinks. In 1746, Claire Fraser made a perilous journey through time, leaving her young husband to die at Culloden, in order to protect their unborn child. In 1968, Claire has just been struck through the heart, discovering that Jamie Fraser didn't die in battle. 
 
But where is Jamie now? With the help of her grown daughter, Claire sets out to find the man who was her life - and might be once again.

Voyager

(Outlander 3)

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES – Now a major TV series. 
 
For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the majesty of Scotland's mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones, about a love that transcends the boundaries of time, and about James Fraser, a warrior whose gallantry once drew the young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his. 
 
Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful daughter as Claire's spellbinding journey continues in the intrigue-ridden court of Charles Edward Stuart, in a race to thwart a doomed uprising, and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

Dragonfly In Amber

(Outlander 2)

* The fifth novel in the bestselling Outlander series - now a MAJOR TV series * 
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1771: the Colony of North Carolina stands in an uneasy balance, with the rich, colonial aristocracy on one side and the struggling pioneers of the backcountry on the other. 
 
Between them stands Jamie Fraser, a man of honour, a man of worth. Exiled from his beloved Scotland, he is at last possessed of the land he has longed for. By his side his extraordinary wife, Claire, a woman out of time and out of place, blessed with the uneasy gift of the knowledge of what is to come. 
 
In the past, that knowledge has brought both danger and deliverance to Jamie and Claire. Now it could be a flickering torch that will light their way through the perilous years ahead - or might ignite a conflagration that will leave their lives in ashes. 
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Readers can't get enough of The Fiery Cross . . . 
 
***** 'Love, love, love.' 
***** 'I absolutely LOVE these books. This installment was no exception.....' 
***** 'Sigh of contentment: Book Five is one of my favorite installments in one of my all-time favorite series.' 
***** 'SO. MUCH. AWESOME.' 
***** 'This is a most excellent novel.'

The Fiery Cross

(Outlander 5)

THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES. 
 
How far will a woman travel to find a father, a lover a destiny? Across seas, across time – across the grave itself. 
 
It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. Claire Randall was swept through time into the arms of James Fraser whose love for her became legend - a tale of tragic passion that ended with her return to the present to bear his child. Two decades later, Claire travelled back again to reunite with Jamie, this time in frontier America. But Claire had left someone behind in her own time - their daughter Brianna. 
 
Now Brianna has made a disturbing discovery that sends her to the stone circle and a terrifying leap into the unknown. In search of her mother and the father she has never met, she risks her own future to try to change history - and to save their lives. But as Brianna plunges into an uncharted wilderness, a heartbreaking encounter may strand her forever in the past - or root her in the place she should be, where her heart and soul belong...

Drums Of Autumn

(Outlander 4)

The iconic first novel in the bestselling Outlander series, as seen on Amazon Prime. 
 
'A series that will keep you turning the pages long into the night' Rebecca Yarros 
'Epic, magical, and deeply romantic. A true gift to all readers.’ Ali Hazelwood 
'Adventure. Drama. History. Time travel. Romance. The Outlander series is an epic story that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.' Kristin Hannah 
'Outlander remains a treasure to be enjoyed and shared.’ Ian Rankin 
'An utter delight to experience. Open the pages and prepare to be swept away.' Rebecca Ross 
‘A stone-cold classic' Katherine Arden 
'An unforgettable, unparalleled love story that will leave you craving more.' Olivie Blake 
'An enchanting escape for new readers and destined for countless rereads.' Jennifer L. Armentrout 
'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' Herald 
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What if your future lay in the past? 
 
1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a second honeymoon, a chance to re-establish their loving marriage. But one afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743, where the first person she meets is a British army officer - her husband's six-times great-grandfather. 
 
Unfortunately, Black Jack Randall is not the man his descendant is, and while trying to escape him, Claire falls into the hands of a gang of Scottish outlaws, and finds herself a Sassenach - an outlander - in danger from both Jacobites and Redcoats. 
 
Marooned amid danger, passion and violence, her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives. 
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With more than 20,000 5-star ratings on Amazon and 25 million copies sold worldwide, OUTLANDER is among the most popular book series of all time. Begin your journey into the Highland past here... 
 
***** 'Read on, GR friends, this series is epic and you won't regret it!!!' 
***** 'my favourite book of all time <3' 
***** 'This series changed my life. I cannot even begin to go into the details of how much I fell in love with the main characters' 
***** 'If you like historical fiction, time travel, and/or romance, PICK THIS UP.' 
***** 'Anyone who's known me longer than 5 minutes knows this is my favourite book.'

Outlander

(Outlander 1)

Previously published as A Trail of Fire. Includes two never-published-before short stories from the bestselling author of the Outlander series. 
 
Featuring all the characters you’ve come to love from the Outlander series, this brilliant collection of short stories throws you into the magical world of Outlander. Includes previously published Virgins, The Space Between, Plague of Zombies, A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows and The Custom of the Army, plus two never seen before works – Besieged and A Fugitive Green. 
 
A must-read for all Outlander fans!

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