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*As seen on The One Show*


*A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year*

'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' ABIR MUKHERJEE

HAS SOMEONE GOT AWAY WITH MURDER?

On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old.

But as fresh bodies turn up, can Detective Kamil - along with his friend Anjoli - prevent another murder?

Desperate to solve his first case for the Met, will Kamil put his reputation on the line... then cross it?

*The thrilling new Kamil Rahman mystery, THE SPY, is available to pre-order now!*

Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:

'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES

'The Detective has all the ingredients for a great crime series' SUN

'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' DAILY MAIL

'An elegantly constructed thriller' THE TIMES

'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES



Trade Review
Hugely entertaining * Ann Cleeves *
Ajay Chowdhury’s crime novels set in the East End are vivid portraits of modern life. * Sunday Times, Best Books of the Year *
An entertaining story that ranges across love, murder and an intriguing family tree * Sun *
A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish * Abir Mukherjee *
Chowdhury brings his own expertise in modern tech to the plot, combining it with hot button history, and a biting wit. The series goes from strength to strength * Vaseem Khan *

The Detective: The addictive NEW

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 13/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9781787303164, 978-1787303164
      ISBN10: 1787303160

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *As seen on The One Show*


      *A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year*

      'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' ABIR MUKHERJEE

      HAS SOMEONE GOT AWAY WITH MURDER?

      On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur from Shoreditch is found dead in a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old.

      But as fresh bodies turn up, can Detective Kamil - along with his friend Anjoli - prevent another murder?

      Desperate to solve his first case for the Met, will Kamil put his reputation on the line... then cross it?

      *The thrilling new Kamil Rahman mystery, THE SPY, is available to pre-order now!*

      Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:

      'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES

      'The Detective has all the ingredients for a great crime series' SUN

      '[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' DAILY MAIL

      'An elegantly constructed thriller' THE TIMES

      'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES



      Trade Review
      Hugely entertaining * Ann Cleeves *
      Ajay Chowdhury’s crime novels set in the East End are vivid portraits of modern life. * Sunday Times, Best Books of the Year *
      An entertaining story that ranges across love, murder and an intriguing family tree * Sun *
      A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish * Abir Mukherjee *
      Chowdhury brings his own expertise in modern tech to the plot, combining it with hot button history, and a biting wit. The series goes from strength to strength * Vaseem Khan *

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