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: Thriller, Mystery
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)
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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