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A Necessary Evil

By: Abir Mukherjee
Narrated by: Simon Bubb
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The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore: home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. When the heir to the throne of Sambalpore is assassinated in Calcutta in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and his colleague 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, Wyndham works to uncover the reasons behind Prince Punit's death, despite the opposition of his commanding officers. Travelling to Sambalpore, he discovers a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Punit was a moderniser whose attitudes - and romantic relationship - may have upset the more religious elements of his country while his brother appears to be a feckless playboy. And when Annie Grant, the first woman to capture Wyndham's heart since the death of his wife, arrives in the kingdom, Wyndham knows this is going to be a case that is as challenging personally as it is professionally.

©2017 Abir Mukherjee (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks Crime Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Royalty Exciting Heartfelt Crime

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You’ve got to pay attention. Complex twisty plot, if a little slow at times. Wyndham is a pretty rubbish detective though.

Tricky plot

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Vivid and engaging, this keeps you gripped and guessing till the very end, which, when it comes is oddly satisfying.

Nothing is what it seems!

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What a throughly enjoyable follow up to A Rising man, kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last chapter. Cannot recommend this enough and look forward to reading what Sam and Surrender-Not get up to next.

Exceptional

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The author treads very well the fine line evoking the prejudice of the people, time and place

Very evocative

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Moving the story to a principality that is not dominated by the English gives opportunities to deepen the individuality of 'Surrender-Not' and 'Annie' and by interaction, 'Sam'. 'Sergeant Bannerjee's' patrician background comes into amusing play in a role reversal as do his superior capabilities in many areas. Annie is a more independent character and her dual nationality and deep feelings about that are challenged. Characters are starting to 'pick sides' in this historical era and the representative of the conventionally 'dominant' team has his ambivalence towards the justifications of the British Empire extended by the experience; more and more taking mental refuge in a focus on the technical aspects of police detection. Added to this are really interesting depictions of contemporary Indian life and a very satisfying and exciting detective story. Top stuff, although I still don't understand why Colonel Dawson of Book 1 has become Major Dawson of Book 2! Great books!

Out of his comfort zone!

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Brilliant narration, beautifully crafted story. Has made me want to find out much more about India in the 1920s.

Just as good as the first book.

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Beautifully and evocatively read this story sums up the complicated political history of the Raj. captain Wyndham seeks for the truth and justice but in old India the two are perhaps not the same.

Another adventure

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This is my second book in this series and I found it very enjoyable. The Indian history was especially interesting.

Interesting and Well Written

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A great second book in the series. I am slowly getting through them. I should imagine there will be a tv series when there are enough stories.
Great characters, narrator and plot lines very good.

Good stuff

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Second in the series and continues to get better
Definitely worth a listen. Great characters and interesting story lines

Recommended

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