#3 - The Detective
From Ajay Chowdhury, the award-winning author of THE WAITER, comes the thrilling new Kamil Rahman mystery
On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old.
But as fresh bodies turn up, can Detective Kamil - along with his friend Anjoli - prevent another murder?
Desperate to solve his first case for the Met, will Kamil put his reputation on the line... then cross it?
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Praise for the Detective Rahman series:
'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' - ABIR MUKHERJEE
'This detective waiter has all the ingredients for a great crime series' - SUN
'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' - DAILY MAIL
'An elegantly constructed thriller' - THE TIMES
'Hugely entertaining' - ANN CLEEVES
'An outstanding debut' - SUNDAY TIMES
On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old.
But as fresh bodies turn up, can Detective Kamil - along with his friend Anjoli - prevent another murder?
Desperate to solve his first case for the Met, will Kamil put his reputation on the line... then cross it?
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Praise for the Detective Rahman series:
'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' - ABIR MUKHERJEE
'This detective waiter has all the ingredients for a great crime series' - SUN
'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' - DAILY MAIL
'An elegantly constructed thriller' - THE TIMES
'Hugely entertaining' - ANN CLEEVES
'An outstanding debut' - SUNDAY TIMES
The Spy
ONE MISSING BOY. ONE MAN UNDERCOVER. A WHOLE NATION AT RISK.
'The plot races to a splendidly dramatic ending; Chowdhury’s writing is compelling and compassionate' Guardian
'Chowdhury is brilliant at...unexpected plot twists, while highlighting the conflicts experienced by characters with a foot in more than one culture' Sunday Times
‘In Kamal and Anjoli, Ajay Chowdhury has created a modern day Holmes and Watson’
‘Full of intrigue and twists and turns which gave an insight into the fight against terrorism’
'The plot races to a splendidly dramatic ending; Chowdhury’s writing is compelling and compassionate' Guardian
'Chowdhury is brilliant at...unexpected plot twists, while highlighting the conflicts experienced by characters with a foot in more than one culture' Sunday Times
Detective Kamil Rahman is working for the Metropolitan Police when he gets the call from MI5. They've received intelligence of a terrorist plot, and it's Kamil they need.
Posing as a disaffected cop, and working back in his friend Anjoli's beloved restaurant on Brick Lane, Kamil attempts to infiltrate the cell.
But when a young boy goes missing, Kamil finds the disappearance is linked to his case. What he uncovers leads him halfway across the world to Kashmir, and face to face with an old nemesis…
From Ajay Chowdhury, the award-winning author of THE WAITER, comes the thrilling new Detective Kamil Rahman mystery that's his toughest assignment yet...
*This is the fourth in the Detective Kamil Rahman series, though each novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone*
READERS LOVE THE SPY:
‘In Kamal and Anjoli, Ajay Chowdhury has created a modern day Holmes and Watson’
‘Full of intrigue and twists and turns which gave an insight into the fight against terrorism’
Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:
'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES
'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES
'Rip-roaring' ABIR MUKHERJEE
The Cook
The Guardian's best crime and thriller book of 2022
From the award-winning author of the Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Waiter comes the second page-turning mystery starring detective-turned-cook Kamil Rahman.
'A refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction' Abir Mukherjee
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Kamil Rahman used to be a detective in Kolkata. Now he's a cook in London's East End.
Yet trouble still knows where to find him...
Kamil Rahman thought his crimefighting days were behind him. But when a woman he knows is murdered and the police arrest the most convenient suspect, he hangs up his apron and employs his detective skills once more to find the true killer.
Meanwhile, restaurant manager Anjoli is volunteering with a homeless charity, where she notices a sudden troubling increase in unexplained deaths among people sleeping rough in and around Brick Lane. With the council and police uninterested, she starts an investigation of her own.
Kamil and Anjoli's cases seem unrelated, but as the duo dig deeper, they discover connections that stretch from London to Lahore. Together they take on the indifference of the authorities . . . If the Met won't find the murderers, then they will.
Praise for The Waiter:
'A hugely entertaining first novel' Ann Cleeves
'An outstanding debut' Sunday Times Book of the Month
'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish... a refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction. One of my favourite reads of the year' Abir Mukherjee
From the award-winning author of the Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Waiter comes the second page-turning mystery starring detective-turned-cook Kamil Rahman.
'A refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction' Abir Mukherjee
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Kamil Rahman used to be a detective in Kolkata. Now he's a cook in London's East End.
Yet trouble still knows where to find him...
Kamil Rahman thought his crimefighting days were behind him. But when a woman he knows is murdered and the police arrest the most convenient suspect, he hangs up his apron and employs his detective skills once more to find the true killer.
Meanwhile, restaurant manager Anjoli is volunteering with a homeless charity, where she notices a sudden troubling increase in unexplained deaths among people sleeping rough in and around Brick Lane. With the council and police uninterested, she starts an investigation of her own.
Kamil and Anjoli's cases seem unrelated, but as the duo dig deeper, they discover connections that stretch from London to Lahore. Together they take on the indifference of the authorities . . . If the Met won't find the murderers, then they will.
Praise for The Waiter:
'A hugely entertaining first novel' Ann Cleeves
'An outstanding debut' Sunday Times Book of the Month
'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish... a refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction. One of my favourite reads of the year' Abir Mukherjee
The Waiter
*As seen on The One Show*
* A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH *
'Hugely entertaining' - ANN CLEEVES
'An outstanding debut' - SUNDAY TIMES
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Ex-detective Kamil Rahman is embroiled in a case that might just change his life - for better or for worse . . .
Disgraced detective Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the peace of his new life is soon shattered. The day Kamil caters an extravagant party, the powerful host, Rakesh, is found dead in his swimming pool.
Suspicion falls on Rakesh's young and glamorous new wife, and Kamil is called to investigate for the family. Kamil and Anjoli, his boss's daughter, prove a winning team - yet as the case progresses, and their relationship grows, the events of Kamil's past threaten to catch up with him . . .
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'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' - ABIR MUKHERJEE
'This detective waiter has all the ingredients for a great crime series' - SUN
'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' - DAILY MAIL
'An elegantly constructed thriller' - THE TIMES
* A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH *
'Hugely entertaining' - ANN CLEEVES
'An outstanding debut' - SUNDAY TIMES
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Ex-detective Kamil Rahman is embroiled in a case that might just change his life - for better or for worse . . .
Disgraced detective Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the peace of his new life is soon shattered. The day Kamil caters an extravagant party, the powerful host, Rakesh, is found dead in his swimming pool.
Suspicion falls on Rakesh's young and glamorous new wife, and Kamil is called to investigate for the family. Kamil and Anjoli, his boss's daughter, prove a winning team - yet as the case progresses, and their relationship grows, the events of Kamil's past threaten to catch up with him . . .
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'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' - ABIR MUKHERJEE
'This detective waiter has all the ingredients for a great crime series' - SUN
'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' - DAILY MAIL
'An elegantly constructed thriller' - THE TIMES