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: CWA (2020) see all
Genres: Historical Mystery, Thriller
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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)
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)
Books containing stories by Abir Mukherjee

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