{"product_id":"smoke-and-ashes-2","title":"Smoke and Ashes","description":"HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee''s explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** A THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndia, 1921. Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, revealing his presence in the opium den could cost him his career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGER\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HWA GOLD CROWN\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read'' Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A thought-provoking rollercoaster'' Ian Rankin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj'' Daily Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed Smoke and Ashes  further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Rising Man\u003cbr\u003eA Necessary Evil\u003cbr\u003eDeath in the East \u003cbr\u003eThe Shadows of Men","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56826265502031,"sku":"9781784704780","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781784704780_1-smoke-and-ashes.jpg?v=1773033816","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/smoke-and-ashes-2","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}