A necessary evil : a novel / Abir Mukherjee.
India, 1920. The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines, and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a modernizer whose attitudes--and romantic relationships--may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother--now in line to the throne--appears to be a feckless playboy. As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules--and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them ...
Record details
- ISBN: 1681776715
- ISBN: 9781681776712
- Physical Description: 374 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegagus Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
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- Subject:
- Assassination > Investigation > Fiction.
British > India > Kolkata > Fiction.
Princes > India > Fiction.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Fiction.
Kolkata (India) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
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- 19 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC MUKHERJEE (Text) | 36015000294419 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Mukherje (Text) | 37807000010688 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F MUKHERJEE (Text) | 31781064521857 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F MUK (Text) | 900000000569898 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Mukherjee (Text) | 33115007657023 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | F MUKHERJEE (Text) | 39493108341373 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| J.C. Holliday Library | F Mukherjee (Text) | 810600000067594 | Adult Fiction Mystery | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | F MUKHERJEE (Text) | 39493108463433 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | MUKHERJEE (Text) | 39149007767825 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | FIC MUKHERJEE (Text) | 33262003253616 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
India, 1920. The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines, and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a modernizer whose attitudes--and romantic relationships--may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother--now in line to the throne--appears to be a feckless playboy. As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules--and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them ...
