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A review by nicjohnston
The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee
5.0
The Shadows of Men is the 5th outing for Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee, an immensely enjoyable historical crime series set in India as the Empire wobbles.
At the start of this adventure we join Surendranath who is in serious trouble. Apparently exiled from his role in the Imperial Police and fighting for his freedom. Trouble is the order of time, as religious tensions spill over into violence in Calcutta and prominent leaders find themselves in danger. Both Sam and Surendranath find themselves struggling to unravel who is the puppet master behind the troubles and how best to ensure Surendranath’s liberty can be restored.
Abir Mukherjee has created an absolutely scintillating series. The first outing, A Rising Man, was a Waterstones pick and a New Blood choice at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. Every book since has been excellent and has pushed boundaries in quality, plot and character development. The Shadows of Men is a fantastic read, drawing on politics, religious tensions and pulling the reader to India as changes become increasingly inevitable.
This would work well as a stand-alone but the series is well worth reading in its entirety.
Thanks to Harvill Secker, Vintage and Netgalley for an ARC.
At the start of this adventure we join Surendranath who is in serious trouble. Apparently exiled from his role in the Imperial Police and fighting for his freedom. Trouble is the order of time, as religious tensions spill over into violence in Calcutta and prominent leaders find themselves in danger. Both Sam and Surendranath find themselves struggling to unravel who is the puppet master behind the troubles and how best to ensure Surendranath’s liberty can be restored.
Abir Mukherjee has created an absolutely scintillating series. The first outing, A Rising Man, was a Waterstones pick and a New Blood choice at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. Every book since has been excellent and has pushed boundaries in quality, plot and character development. The Shadows of Men is a fantastic read, drawing on politics, religious tensions and pulling the reader to India as changes become increasingly inevitable.
This would work well as a stand-alone but the series is well worth reading in its entirety.
Thanks to Harvill Secker, Vintage and Netgalley for an ARC.