Smoke and ashes : a novel / Abir Mukherjee.
India, 1921. Haunted by his memories of World War I, Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force. When Sam is summoned to investigate a grisly murder, he is stunned at the sight of the body: he's seen this before. Last night, in a drug addled haze, he stumbled across a corpse with the same ritualistic injuries. It seems like there's a deranged killer on the loose. Unfortunately for Sam, the corpse was in an opium den--and revealing his presence there could cost him his career. With the aid of his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-Not Banerjee, Sam must try to solve the two murders, all the while keeping his personal demons secret, before somebody else turns up dead.
Recognizing ritualistic injuries on a murder victim from a memory compromised by his opium addiction, Captain Sam Wyndham, aided by sidekick Surrender-Not Banerjee, struggles to solve two mysteries while hiding his personal demons from the Calcutta police force.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643130149
- ISBN: 1643130145
- ISBN: 9781643134994
- ISBN: 164313499X
- Physical Description: 332 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegagus Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
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- Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
British > India > Kolkata > Fiction.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
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- 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC MUKHERJEE (Text) | 36015000293841 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
