A Necessary Evil

Name: A Necessary Evil
Author: Abir Mukherjee

by Abir Mukherjee

Detective confronts corruption and violence in British India during independence struggle

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Abir Mukherjee

Abir Mukherjee is a British Indian crime writer whose Wyndham and Banerjee series is set in 1920s British India, featuring a Scottish detective and his Bengali assistant investigating crimes against the backdrop of the independence movement. His novels are notable for their political sophistication, historical depth, and sympathetic treatment of Indian characters.

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