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Abir Mukherjee

India

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

Series

Sam Wyndham
   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)

Novels

Hunted (2024)

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

	2020 CWA Historical Dagger : Death in the East
	2017 CWA Historical Dagger : A Rising Man

Award nominations

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

The Last Dance (2023)
(Detective Miller, book 1)
Mark Billingham
"Fresh, funny, fantastic, this is the sickeningly talented Billingham at his best."

The Detective (2023)
(Detective Kamil Rahman, book 3)
Ajay Chowdhury
"Edge of your seat stuff."