The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 5 books · 2016 to 2021 · Set in Kolkata

Abir Mukherjee

Crime and mysteryPolice proceduralHistorical crime

In Calcutta after the First World War, Captain Sam Wyndham of the Imperial Police and his Indian sergeant Surendranath "Surrender-not" Banerjee investigate crimes against the backdrop of the independence movement.

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Abir Mukherjee books in order

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Wyndham and Banerjee

5 books · Set in KolkataHistorical crimePolice procedural
  1. 1A Rising Man2016With Sam WyndhamBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Necessary Evil2017With Sam WyndhamBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Smoke and Ashes2018With Sam WyndhamBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Death in the East2019With Sam WyndhamBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Shadows of Men2021With Sam Wyndham and Surendranath BanerjeeBuy on Amazon

Characters

4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Calcutta