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Abir Mukherjee

Abir Mukherjee grew up in the West of Scotland. At the age of fifteen, his best friend made him read Gorky Park and he's been a fan of crime fiction ever since. The child of immigrants from India, A Rising Man, his debut novel, was inspired by a desire to learn more about this crucial period in Anglo-Indian history that seems to have been almost forgotten. It won the Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph crime writing competition and became the first in a series starring Captain Sam Wyndham and 'Surrender-not' Banerjee. Abir lives in London with his wife and two sons.

Awards: Theakston (2025), Nibbies (2025), CWA (2020) see all

Genres: Historical Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller

New and upcoming books

October 2025

Monstrous Tales

November 2025

The Burning Grounds
(Wyndham and Banerjee, book 6)

June 2026

The Pinnacle

Series

Wyndham and Banerjee
   1. A Rising Man (2016)
   2. A Necessary Evil (2017)
   3. Smoke and Ashes (2018)
   4. Death in the East (2019)
   5. The Shadows of Men (2021)
   6. The Burning Grounds (2025)

Novels

Hunted (2024)
The Pinnacle (2026)

Collections

Monstrous Tales (2025) (with others)

Books containing stories by Abir Mukherjee

Playing Dead (2025)
Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
edited by
Martin Edwards

Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
edited by
Vaseem Khan

The Perfect Crime (2022)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski and Vaseem Khan

Awards

	2025 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year : Hunted
	2025 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year : Hunted
	2020 CWA Historical Dagger : Death in the East
	2017 CWA Historical Dagger : A Rising Man

Award nominations

	2025 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (longlist) : Hunted
	2025 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist) : Hunted
	2025 Barry Award for Best Thriller (nominee) : Hunted
	2024 McIlvanney Prize (longlist) : Hunted
	2023 Short Story Dagger (longlist) : Paradise Lost
	2022 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Shadows of Men
	2021 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Death in the East
	2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Smoke and Ashes
	2020 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Smoke and Ashes
	2020 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : Death in the East
	2019 HWA Gold Crown Award (shortlist) : Smoke and Ashes
	2019 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : Smoke and Ashes
	2019 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Necessary Evil
	2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : A Rising Man
	2018 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : A Rising Man
	2018 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : A Necessary Evil
	2018 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : A Necessary Evil
	2018 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : A Rising Man
	2017 HWA Debut Crown Award (shortlist) : A Rising Man
	2017 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : A Rising Man
	2016 Jhalak Prize (nominee) : A Rising Man

Abir Mukherjee recommends

The Art of a Lie (2025)
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
"Told with authority and panache, Shepherd-Robinson takes us on a breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl through the Georgian London of the striving middle classes and those who would prey upon them. A woman fighting for her future, murder, romance, deception - and the best desserts in town - this book has it all. Masterful."

Notes on a Drowning (2025)
Anna Sharpe
"Thought-provoking, timely, and elegant in execution... a novel that marries the intelligence of legal noir with the tension of a cutting-edge thriller... Simply outstanding."

The Examiner (2024)
Janice Hallett
"A fun, exciting, exhilarating read. Just couldn't put it down! Janice Hallett has produced another sure-fire winner."

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