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Abir Mukherjee (Author), Simon Bubb (Narrator), Random House Audiobooks (Publisher)

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee, read by Simon Bubb.

From the winner of the 2017 CWA Historical Dagger Award.

India, 1921. Haunted by his memories of the Great War, Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force.

When Sam is summoned to investigate a grisly murder, he is stunned at the sight of the body: he’s seen this before. Last night, in a drug addled haze, he stumbled across a corpse with the same ritualistic injuries. It seems like there’s a deranged killer on the loose. Unfortunately for Sam, the corpse was in an opium den, and revealing his presence there could cost him his career.

With the aid of his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-not Banerjee, Sam must try to solve the two murders, all the while keeping his personal demons secret, before somebody else turns up dead.

Set against the backdrop of the fervent fight for Indian independence, and rich with the atmosphere of 1920s Calcutta, Smoke and Ashes is the brilliant new historical mystery in this award-winning series.

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Listening Length	10 hours and 14 minutes
Author	Abir Mukherjee
Narrator	Simon Bubb
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	07 June 2018
Publisher	Random House Audiobooks
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07DDNXPFK
Best Sellers Rank	55,537 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 448 in International Mystery & Crime (Audible Books & Originals) 2,714 in International Mystery & Crime (Books) 3,496 in Historical Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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Peter Anderson

Three down and one to go…

Reviewed in Australia on 7 September 2020

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Smoke and Ashes, as you probably know, is the third book in Abir Mukherjee's Sam Whyndam series. As is my custom, my review is not a blow-by-blow re-telling of Sam's latest adventure. Instead I want to say how much I enjoy these books.

They are very well written and the setting gives them a great touch of "the exotic" that makes them that bit more interesting than your normal run of crime novels.

I'm looking forward to Death in the East to pick up Sam's next adventure.

If you like Abir's writing, can I suggest that you try his podcast - The Red Hot Chilli Writers. It's a great listen.

Regards,
Peter

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Durhamgirl

A terrific detective story set against the fight for Indian independence

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2018

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Abir Mukherjee is on top form in this, the third in the series about the British policeman Captain Wyndham and his Oxbridge-educated Bengali sidekick, Surrender-not. The backdrop to the story is the growing force behind the fight for Indian independence in 1922. Wyndham, still dogged by his inconvenient opium habit, has several, seemingly unconnected murders to solve which come to a dramatic climax as he is also tasked with protecting Edward VIII on his visit to India. The story, which builds up a tremendous pace, is also linked to an unpleasant episode in British history which will come as a surprise to many - it certainly did to me - although Mukherjee has slightly altered the timing. These books combine a terrific sense of place, developing and sympathetic characters with a historical backdrop. Mukherjee is a great new talent. Bring on book 4!

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Mandie Griffiths

Another fab book by this amazing author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2019

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Now if you have been brave enough to read any of my other reviews for the books in the Sam Wyndham series you might get the idea I am a little bit of a fan ( I may have all the books in every available format). That being said it has taken me ages to get round to writing the review for this the third book in the series (that’s because I am lousy at writing reviews, having read the book over Christmas last year) but as book four is now out in publication I thought it was about time that I let you know what I thought of Smoke and Ashes.
Set at the end of 1921, India is changing, and the British do not have quite the control they once had, and it shows. Sam is becoming more drawn into his opium addiction and it is getting harder to hide it from those in authority. When an opium den is raided while he is there, he manages to escape but comes across a body of a murdered man. Later he is called to investigate the murder of a nurse that bears the same MO as the man he had seen. As more murders occur Sam is left trying to find the connection. Once again, he is assisted by Sergeant Banerjee, who himself is battling personal conflict as his family are supportive of the movement to take back control of India, so working for the Imperial Police force does not sit well with them.
What I love most about these books is that the author has a way of describing a different time and place that really gives the reader a sense of India under British rule. There is no bias for or against either side as he shows the good and the bad of that era. Whilst the main character is heavily flawed and haunted by many demons, he still goes above and beyond in his investigations, sometimes, in an attempt to compensate for his personal shortcomings. His friendship with Surrender-Not is also changing. With the pressure from his family and also the constant need to protect Sam from both himself and their bosses, he is often torn between his beliefs, his duty and his friend. In reality theirs is a friendship that goes against everything both in rank in the force and station in life based on their birth and the awkwardness that shows bears testament to this.
The premise for this the latest in the series is actually based on true events that occurred, although a little later in history and that I think is what I find the most intriguing and disturbing in equal measure but is also part of the reason why I am such a big fan of the author and his writing. History has always been a big thing for me but there is only so much you will learn in school. Through this series I have been given a whole new area of the past to google and investigate whilst also being able to indulge in my love of crime fiction.
Even if you think that historical fiction is not your thing, you really should give this series a go as I don’t think you would be disappointed.

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Jacko

every bit as good as its two predecessors

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2018

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"Smoke and Ashes" is the third in the "Sam Wyndham" series and, in my opinion, every bit as good as its two predecessors. It has a dynamic narrative and a strong and convincing sense of time and place (1920's Calcutta). Indian independence may have been two decades away but the novel - subtly but surely - hints at the gradual disintegration of British power. The characters are clearly drawn if a little unnuanced but the real allure of this novel is its combination of (what seems to be) historical verisimilitude and a cracking plot. I learnt plenty about a period of Anglo-Indian history (of which I knew little) and was hooked by an absolute page-turner of a novel. Recommended!

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Janice Staines

A Spiffing Yarn!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2020

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This is the third in the Sam Wyndham series and it is set in India in the 1920s. Gandhi and his followers are seeking Independence for India and he is advocating non-violent strikes and protests against the British establishment.

Sam Wyndham’s opium addiction is still interfering with his police work and it is whilst he is trying to evade capture by the Vice Squad in a Chinese opium den that he discovers a mutilated body. The eyes have been gouged out and there are two stab wounds to the chest.

And so this adventure begins. Other bodies with the same wounds are discovered along the way and a photograph turns up, linking all of the victims to a failed experimental programme involving poisonous gases.

I found it took the author a while to get to the crux of the story, but my goodness, once there it was totally gripping. It has fast moving action scenes, intrigue, threat and peril by the bucket load. Sam and his sidekick ‘Surrender-not’ also get to meet the Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales on a ceremonial visit to the city and they have to step up to protect him from the killer.

I thoroughly enjoyed this ‘spiffing yarn’ and am now looking forward to reading, the next book in the series - Death in the East.

Graham of Watton

The best so far

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2020

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I'd previously read and enjoyed the two earlier books in Abir Mukherjee's series of historical crime thrillers in which the main character is Captain Sam Wyndham, but for me, 'Smoke and Ashes' is his best so far. It has a terrific plot, based around the visit of the Prince of Wales to India in 1921, and we get further insights into the two leading characters, Wyndham and his assistant Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee. Both are wrestling to make sense of their roles and responsibilities in an India which is fast accelerating towards independence.
Although this is a work of fiction, I found the relationship between Wyndham and 'Surrender-not' to be compelling. Mukherjee has created two characters who have a respect and trust for each other which reflects the best in Anglo-Indian relations to the present day.
If you've not previously read any of the books in this series, I would urge you to give them a try.

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