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A review by wendoxford
Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee
4.0
I am finding this series fascinating. Each volume seems to have a slower and slower start and then ramps up to ever more layered intrigue and derring do!
Sense of time and place firmly roots the characters, who are developing brilliantly, and historic events (with poetic licence). I really enjoy that, whilst at heart, this is a crime story, each case is wrapped in the rudeness/politesse forced by race, class, attitude and a growing momentum steered by Gandhi toward ending the Raj.
I find the narrative device of pairing Captain Wyndham and his Sergeant, Banerjee perfect as a relatively easy drill down into both sides of Empire and experiences, family history after the First World War.
Sense of time and place firmly roots the characters, who are developing brilliantly, and historic events (with poetic licence). I really enjoy that, whilst at heart, this is a crime story, each case is wrapped in the rudeness/politesse forced by race, class, attitude and a growing momentum steered by Gandhi toward ending the Raj.
I find the narrative device of pairing Captain Wyndham and his Sergeant, Banerjee perfect as a relatively easy drill down into both sides of Empire and experiences, family history after the First World War.