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liberrydude's review against another edition
4.0
Wyndham’s opium habit almost ends his career as he narrowly escapes a raid, a raid that was a surprise to him because the police were not behind it. Naturally it’s military intelligence, the secretive rivals who do whatever is necessary, who were behind the raid. While fleeing the raid he comes across a murder victim with his eyes gouged out. Days later there are no reports of the victim and he is assigned to a homicide out of the city near a military installation. The victim is a French-Indian woman from Goa who worked at the base hospital as a nurse. Her eyes are also gouged out. While this is playing out there is much civil unrest and disobedience occurring. To complicate matters HRH the Prince of Wales is arriving for a visit. Mukherjee links the two plot lines brilliantly and keeps the reader in a state of suspense until the last page.
sapphirelain's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Maybe this book deserves a 4 star? I’m not even sure. I started it what might have been 6 months ago, but I didn’t get to finish it, and kept stopping and starting. Not sure if it was the book or me.
lauradavpach's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ecclescake's review
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
legohelmet's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dunkeldak's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sandra_buckwell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lb2022's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
jkdehaven's review against another edition
4.0
Smoke and Ashes is the third book about Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Bannerjee. I greatly enjoyed the first two books, and I looked forward to reading the third book. I was not disappointed. This series of mysteries is unique because of its placement in Calcutta during the later days of the British Raj in India. While the mysteries are in and of themselves excellent and well-written, I also appreciate that it is grappling with the issues of British imperialism in India. This third book in the series goes even deeper, as the characters interact with significant leaders in the India non-violence movement such as Das, who was a real figure who worked with Gandhi during this time period to end British rule. It could be incorporated into world history classes on the British Raj through book clubs. I would also recommend that students who enjoy mysteries and historical fiction to read this book.
zipperhead's review
5.0
It took a little bit to get the story going but once it did it took off! Great book.