A city on the brink. A murder that could ignite it. 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, this instalment in the 'unmissable' (The Times) series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge.
Will this be the case that finally drives them apart?'The Shadows of Men finds the always reliable Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award-winner Abir Mukherjee on fine form' Financial TimesDiscover the rest of the Wyndham and Banerjee series:A Rising ManA Necessary EvilSmoke and AshesDeath in the EastThe Burning Grounds'An engaging, evocative thriller' Janice Hallett'Breathtaking' Peter May'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin
A city on the brink. A murder that could ignite it. 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, this instalment in the 'unmissable' (The Times) series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge.
Will this be the case that finally drives them apart?'The Shadows of Men finds the always reliable Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award-winner Abir Mukherjee on fine form' Financial TimesDiscover the rest of the Wyndham and Banerjee series:A Rising ManA Necessary EvilSmoke and AshesDeath in the EastThe Burning Grounds'An engaging, evocative thriller' Janice Hallett'Breathtaking' Peter May'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin
