{"product_id":"9781784704773","title":"A Necessary Evil","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Mukherjee, Abir \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical mysteries\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 March 2018 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wyndham and Banerjee series' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 142 x 25 | 270g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHUNTED, Abir Mukherjee's explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW**WINNER 2018 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE**'Even better than his first' Daily TelegraphIndia, 1920. Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of Calcutta Police must investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharaja's son...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Wyndham is visiting the kingdom of Sambalpore, home to diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the Maharaja's eldest son is assassinated, Wyndham realises that the realm is riven with conflict. Prince Adhir was unpopular with religious groups, while his brother - now in line to the throne - appears to be a feckless playboy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee endeavour to unravel the mystery, they become entangled in a dangerous world. They must find the murderer, before the murderer finds them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 HISTORICAL AND GOLD DAGGERS**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 CWA STEEL DAGGER*Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series :'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin'Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj' Daily ExpressIf you enjoyed A Necessary Evil,  further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:A Rising ManSmoke and AshesDeath in the East The Shadows of Men\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491197043074,"sku":"9781784704773","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781784704773.jpg?v=1753741534","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9781784704773","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}