Smoke and Ashes
About this book
India, 1921. Haunted by his memories of World War I, Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force. When Sam is summoned to investigate a grisly murder, he is stunned at the sight of the body: he's seen this before. Last night, in a drug addled haze, he stumbled across a corpse with the same ritualistic injuries. It seems like there's a deranged killer on the loose. Unfortunately for Sam, the corpse was in an opium den--and revealing his presence there could cost him his career. With the aid of his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-Not Banerjee, Sam must try to solve the two murders, all the while keeping his personal demons secret, before somebody else turns up dead.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 43 readers · 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Smoke and Ashes?
About ≈ 6 h 31 m — 352 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Smoke and Ashes?
352 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Smoke and Ashes?
It sits on the History, Fiction shelves.
Is Smoke and Ashes in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Smoke and Ashes?
Abir Mukherjee.