The cook

Chowdhury, Ajay

£9.99

Kamil Rahman is a cook in a Brick Lane restaurant. But he used to be a detective back in Kolkata. And somehow trouble still knows how to find him. When a young woman Kamil knows is murdered the police are convinced her boyfriend is the culprit. Kamil isn’t so sure and feels he has no choice but to start his own investigation. Meanwhile, his friend and restaurant manager, Anjoli, is troubled by a rise in the number of homeless deaths in their local area. The cases seem unrelated and as the duo dig deeper, discovering tentacles that stretch from Lahore to London, they find themselves in grave danger. Together they take on the indifference of the authorities to the homeless and the casual racism that pervades the investigation of killings of Muslims – all while a supremely intelligent murderer is manipulating events to stay several steps ahead of them.

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Publish Date: 19/01/2023
ISBN: 9781529115390 Category: Tag:

Description

The Guardian‘s best crime and thriller book of 2022

‘Compelling and Compassionate’ Sunday Times
‘Thrilling . . . a terrific series’ The Times
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Kamil Rahman used to be a detective in Kolkata. Now he’s a cook in London’s East End.
Yet trouble still knows where to find him…

Kamil Rahman thought his crimefighting days were behind him. But when a woman he knows is murdered and the police arrest the most convenient suspect, he hangs up his apron and employs his detective skills once more to find the true killer.

Meanwhile, restaurant manager Anjoli is volunteering with a homeless charity, where she notices a sudden troubling increase in unexplained deaths among people sleeping rough in and around Brick Lane. With the council and police uninterested, she starts an investigation of her own.

Kamil and Anjoli’s cases seem unrelated, but as the duo dig deeper, they discover connections that stretch from London to Lahore. Together they take on the indifference of the authorities . . . If the Met won’t find the murderers, then they will.

Additional information

Weight 305 g
Dimensions 197 × 129 × 24 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

371

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K