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Abir Mukherjee


India

Abir Mukherjee grew up in the West of Scotland. At the age of fifteen, his best friend made him read Gorky Park and he's been a fan of crime fiction ever since. The child of immigrants from India, A Rising Man, his debut novel, was inspired by a desire to learn more about this crucial period in Anglo-Indian history that seems to have been almost forgotten. It won the Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph crime writing competition and became the first in a series starring Captain Sam Wyndham and 'Surrender-not' Banerjee. Abir lives in London with his wife and two sons.
 

Genres: Historical Mystery, Thriller
 
New and upcoming books
May 2024

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Hunted
 
Series
Sam Wyndham
   1. A Rising Man (2016)
   2. A Necessary Evil (2017)
   3. Smoke and Ashes (2018)
   4. Death in the East (2019)
   5. The Shadows of Men (2021)
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Novels
   Hunted (2024)
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Abir Mukherjee recommends
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The Last Dance (2023)
(Detective Miller, book 1)
Mark Billingham
"Fresh, funny, fantastic, this is the sickeningly talented Billingham at his best."
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The Detective (2023)
(Detective Kamil Rahman, book 3)
Ajay Chowdhury
"Edge of your seat stuff."
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Strange Sally Diamond (2023)
Liz Nugent
"One of the most original, and spine-tingling books I've read in ages, Draws you in to the close, claustrophobic world of rural Ireland and the life of an emotionally withdrawn woman whose dark, hidden past is coming back to haunt her. Crackling with tension, this book with have you turning the pages late into the night. An absolute triumph."

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Books containing stories by Abir Mukherjee
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Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
edited by
Vaseem Khan

Award nominations
2022 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Shadows of Men
2021 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Death in the East
2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Smoke and Ashes
2020 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Smoke and Ashes
2020 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : Death in the East
2019 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Necessary Evil
2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : A Rising Man
2018 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : A Necessary Evil
2018 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : A Rising Man
2017 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : A Rising Man
2016 Jhalak Prize (nominee) : A Rising Man


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