Death in the East

A Novel (Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries, Book 4)

De: Abir Mukherjee

Narrado por: Simon Bubb

Calcutta police detective Captain Sam Wyndham and his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-Not Banerjee, are back for another exotic adventure set in 1920s India.

1905, London. As a young constable, Sam Wyndham is on his usual East London beat when he comes across an old flame, Bessie Drummond, attacked in the streets. The next day, when Bessie is found brutally beaten in her own room, locked from the inside, Wyndham promises to get to the bottom of her murder. But the case will cost the young constable more than he ever imagined.

1922, India. Leaving Calcutta, Captain Sam Wyndham heads for the hills of Assam, to the ashram of a sainted monk where he hopes to conquer his opium addiction. But when he arrives, he sees a ghost from his life in London—a man thought to be long dead, a man Wyndham hoped he would never see again. Wyndham knows he must call his friend and colleague Sergeant Banerjee for help. He is certain this figure from his past isn’t here by coincidence. He is here for revenge. . .

©2020 Abir Mukherjee (P)2025 Penguin Audio

#4 in the Series was OK but a bit disappointing

I was eager to listen to this book 4 of the Wyndham & Banerjee series, as the previous 3 books were very entertaining, and filled with atmospheric details of colonial era India. This outing is actually structured with a back and forth between two time periods, one in England and one in India, and the story was less convincing and harder to engage with. Also for a good part of the book the sidekick Banerjee does not play a part. Overall it's a worthwhile listen, but not as enjoyable as the previous outings. The narrator here is the same as in Book 3 and does a fine job.