A Necessary Evil: 2 (Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries) - Hardcover

Mukherjee, Abir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1681776715 ISBN 13: 9781681776712

Publisher: Pegasus Crime, 2018

Synopsis

As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules--and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them . . .

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Review:

Impressive. This successful evocation of the Raj in the service of a brilliant whodunit demonstrates that Mukherjee's debut was no fluke.

The novel has a great sense of time and place (be prepared to mop sweat off your brow from the heat!), a fascinating mystery, and an intriguing ending. Definitely recommended!

Brilliant. Wyndam is an intriguing protagonist, offering crisp narration that's sometimes slightly arrogant, sometimes amusingly self-effacing. Add in clever dialogue that's laden with double entendre, and what more can a hardcore whodunit fan ask for?

A Necessary Evil contains much local color, information about the Raj, good detection and a tiger hunt on elephant back. There are several unexpected plot twists, satisfying to the mystery buff.

Book Description:

India, 1920. Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of the Calcutta Police Force investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharajah's son.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pegasus Crime
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1681776715
• ISBN 13: 9781681776712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384