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Ajay Chowdhury


(b.1978)

Ajay Chowdhury is the winner of the inaugural Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland crime writing award. He is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director who lived the first third of his life in India and then moved to London, where he cooks experimental meals for his wife and daughters. His first children's book, Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and The Waiter is his debut crime thriller.
 


Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
July 2026

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Eden Falls
 
November 2026

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The Crusader
(Detective Kamil Rahman, book 6)
Series
Detective Kamil Rahman
   1. The Waiter (2021)
   2. The Cook (2022)
   3. The Detective (2023)
   The Invitation (2023)
   4. The Spy (2024)
   5. The Shadow (2025)
   6. The Crusader (2026)
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Novels
   Ayesha and the Firefish (2016)
   Eden Falls (2026)
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Ajay Chowdhury recommends
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A Killer in the Family (2026)
Amin Ahmad
"Absolutely terrific. It kept me gripped . . . SUCCESSION meets THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS."
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Midnight Streets (2025)
(Piccadilly Noir, book 1)
Phil Lecomber
"Absolutely terrific - incredibly gripping... brought the seamy streets and seamier denizens of 1920s London to brutal life."
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A Serpent in the Garden (2025)
(William Shakespeare Mystery, book 1)
Howard Linskey
"Absolutely fantastic. Clever, sly, funny, gripping - everything to make it a terrific read."

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