{"product_id":"smoke-ashes","title":"Smoke \u0026 Ashes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUNTED, Abir Mukherjee''s explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** A \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eSmoke and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is Abir Mukherjee''s best book yet; a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted'' C.J. Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndia, 1921\u003c\/i\u003e. Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force.\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE HISTORICAL DAGGER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HWA GOLD CROWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It is the flamboyant evocation of Calcutta that makes this such a mesmerising read'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A thought-provoking rollercoaster'' Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eSmoke and Ashes \u003c\/i\u003e further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Rising Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Necessary Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in the East \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadows of Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316395123070,"sku":"NW9781784704780","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784704780.jpg?v=1778651299","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/smoke-ashes","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}