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The Cook
From the award-winning author of The Waiter
Series: Detective Kamil Rahman
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Ex-Kolkata detective Kamil Rahman has new murders to solve in London's Brick Lane. The gripping new novel from the award-winning author of the Sunday Times Book of the Month, The Waiter.
The Guardian's best crime and thriller book of 2022.
From the award-winning author of the Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Waiter comes the second page-turning mystery starring detective-turned-cook Kamil Rahman.
'A refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction' – Abir Mukherjee
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.
Praise for The Waiter:
'A hugely entertaining first novel' – Ann Cleeves
'An outstanding debut' – Sunday Times Book of the Month
'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish... a refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction. One of my favourite reads of the year' – Abir Mukherjee
Series: Detective Kamil Rahman
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Ajay Chowdhury's The Cook delights readers with its vivid portrayal of London, highlighting its multicultural backdrop alongside thrilling crime elements. Reviewers praise its gripping narrative, likening the murder mystery to a fresh creation, with Kamil and Anjali as an exceptional detective duo. The book's exploration of economic inequality amidst the thriving city and its mouth-watering descriptions of food add depth, leaving readers craving more.
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ISBN: 9781529115390
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 January 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Ajay Chowdhury was the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland crime fiction award. He is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director who was born in India and now lives in London where he builds digital businesses, cooks experimental dishes for his wife and daughters and writes through the night. His children's book, Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical. The Waiter, published in 2021, is the first in his critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman, an ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures. Follow-up The Cook was published in May 2022 to excellent reviews and deals with the issue of homelessness. The third book in the series - The Detective - is about government surveillance and AI. The Spy is the fourth book in the Detective Kamil Rahman series.
Also by Ajay Chowdhury
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