Wyndham and Banerjee Series 5 Book Set By Abir Mukherjee(A Necessary Evil, Death in the East & more

This five-book collection brings together Abir Mukherjee’s Wyndham and Banerjee series, following Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee as officers in Calcutta’s police force during the early 1920s. Set across India, the novels centre on investigations that unfold against a backdrop of political tension, social unrest and personal pressures.

From a murder that arrives with a warning to the British, to a high-profile assassination in a princely kingdom, each story places Wyndham and Banerjee in cases with far-reaching consequences. The set includes A Rising Man, A Necessary Evil, Smoke and Ashes, The Shadows of Men and Death in the East, spanning the years 1919 to 1923.

Included titles

• A Necessary Evil
• Death in the East
• The Shadows of Men
• A Rising Man
• Smoke and Ashes

Key details

• Five-book Wyndham and Banerjee series collection
• By Abir Mukherjee
• Set in India, including Calcutta, between 1919 and 1923
• Follows Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee

Synopses

A Necessary Evil

India, 1920. Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee travel to the kingdom of Sambalpore, home to diamond mines and the Palace of the Sun. When the Maharaja’s eldest son is assassinated, Wyndham sees that the realm is divided by conflict.

Death in the East

After Bessie Drummond, an old flame of Sam Wyndham’s, is attacked in the street, he is determined to uncover what happened. The next day she is found dead in her room, drawing Wyndham into the murder investigation.

The Shadows of Men

Calcutta, 1923. A Hindu theologian is found murdered at home, and the city edges towards religious war. Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee must track down those responsible in time to prevent a bloodbath.

A Rising Man

India, 1919. Seeking a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up a post in Calcutta’s police force. He is soon called to a murder scene: the victim is a senior official, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to leave India.

Smoke and Ashes

India, 1921. Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium, which he keeps hidden from his superiors. After finding a corpse in an opium den, and then a second body with the same injuries, Wyndham becomes convinced there is a connection.