The shadows of men
Mukherjee, Abir2021
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Calcutta, 1923. When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can the officers of the Imperial Police Force - Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant "Surrender-Not" 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 remarkable series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge. Will this be the case that finally drives them apart?
Main title:
The shadows of men / Abir Mukherjee.
Author:
Mukherjee, Abir, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Harvill Secker, 2021.©2021
Collation:
339 pages ; 24 cm
Series title:
Sam Wyndham series ; 5.
ISBN:
9781787300606 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Wyndham, Sam (Fictitious character) -- FictionBritish -- India -- Kolkata -- FictionPolice -- India -- Kolkata -- FictionMurder -- Investigation -- FictionKolkata (India) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionIndia -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- FictionDetective and mystery fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
431619