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Necessary Evil

Abir Mukherjee

2017384 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2017
first published
  • 2017Penguin Random House · ENGISBN 9781473546479
  • 2018Pegasus Books · ENGISBN 9781681777283
  • 2018Penguin Random House · 384 pages · ENGISBN 9781784704773
  • 2017Harvill Secker · 384 pagesISBN 9781911215134
  • 2019Pegasus Crime · 384 pages · ENGISBN 9781643132570
  • Harvill Secker · 384 pagesISBN 9781911215127

The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines, and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a modernizer whose attitudes—and romantic relationships—may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother—now in line to the throne—appears to be a feckless playboy. 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 . . .

How it feels

AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

When and where

ThemesJustice
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