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  • By: Abir Mukherjee
  • Narrated by: Simon Bubb
  • Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (33 ratings)

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The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore: home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. When the heir to the throne of Sambalpore is assassinated in Calcutta in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and his colleague 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, Wyndham works to uncover the reasons behind Prince Punit's death, despite the opposition of his commanding officers. Travelling to Sambalpore, he discovers a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Punit was a moderniser whose attitudes - and romantic relationship - may have upset the more religious elements of his country while his brother appears to be a feckless playboy. And when Annie Grant, the first woman to capture Wyndham's heart since the death of his wife, arrives in the kingdom, Wyndham knows this is going to be a case that is as challenging personally as it is professionally.

©2017 Abir Mukherjee (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks

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An excellent read

Abir Mukherjee has an enviable ability to paint a vid I’d picture of colonial India whilst spinning an absorbing tale of crime and investigation. Sam Wyndham and Surrender Not have become my favourite fictional characters and having now read three novels in the series, I’m very much looking forward to starting the fourth tomorrow. I strongly recommend these books to anyone who enjoys a good crime novel.

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another wondrous setting and intriguing story

another wondrous setting and intriguing story, Sam Wyndam and Surrendernot are fleshing out as characters

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