The Shadows Of Men Av Abir Mukherjee

<b>''Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre. His evocation of 1920s India under British occupation is breathtaking'' Peter May, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller, on <i>The Shadows of Men</i><br></b><br><b>Calcutta, 1923.</b><br><br>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? <br><br>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 ''unmissable'' <i>(The Times) </i>series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge. Will this be the case that finally drives them apart?<br><br><b>''An engaging, evocative thriller that captures the heat of Indian nights and heady days of a bygone era, without being sentimental or simplistic'' Janice Hallett, bestselling author of <i>The Appeal</i></b>