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Brought to you by Penguin.** THE TIMES AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK **Kamil Rahman, disgraced detective, turned waiter, is about to find himself embroiled in a case that might just change his life ... for better or for worse.Disgraced detective Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the day he caters a birthday party for his boss''s friend on Millionaire''s Row, his simple new life becomes rather complicated. The event is a success, the food is delicious, but later that evening the host, Rakesh, is found dead in his swimming pool.Suspicion falls on Rakesh''s new wife, Neha, and Kamil is called to investigate for the family, with the help of his boss''s daughter Anjoli. Kamil and Anjoli prove a capable team - but as the investigation progresses, Kamil struggles to keep memories of the case that destroyed his career in Kolkata at bay. . . and his past will soon catch up with him in some rather unexpected ways.''A hugely entertaining first novel, taking us from Kolkata to Brick Lane'' Ann Cleeves''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© Ajay Chowdhury 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Brought to you by Penguin. The gripping new novel from the award-winning author of the Sunday Times Book of the Month, THE WAITER.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.Praise for The Waiter:''A hugely entertaining first novel, taking us from Kolkata to Brick Lane'' 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© Ajay Chowdhury 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Brought to you by Penguin.*As seen on The One Show**A Times and Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year*A BRUTAL KILLING UNCOVERS A COLD CASE. HAS SOMEONE GOT AWAY WITH MURDER?On the verge of a four-billion-dollar deal, a tech entrepreneur is found dead on a construction site, which leads to the discovery of three skeletons over a hundred years old.Desperate to solve his first case for the Met, Detective Kamil Rahman is under pressure to prove to his colleagues that he''s up to the job.But as fresh bodies turn up, can Kamil - along with his friend Anjoli - prevent another murder?About the detectives:Kamil has always wanted to be top cop. With a father who reached the position of Police Commissioner of the Calcutta police, what else could he do, other than hanker after an honourable career chasing the bad guys, just like his dad. However, the odds are stacked against him. He''s a Muslim in the Met, facing overt and covert racism and he needs to be twice as good as his colleagues to make it. All of this he could cope with, if only his personal life was humming along smoothly.Anjoli is searching, but she doesn''t know what for. A high-minded psychologist who is super smart, always restless and naturally empathetic, she is meticulous and often finds connections Kamil has missed. She would love to get deeper into crime solving - possibly even have a go at it full-time but she can''t shake the feeling that she is an imposter in a game of let''s pretend. Kamil makes her laugh, but she doesn''t know why she can''t make the leap. Why is she so scared of surrendering her heart to him? Does she not feel deserving of love and adoration? Or does she fear a life where she''s always waiting for the other shoe to drop?''A rip-roaring mystery that''s engrossing from start to finish'' ABIR MUKHERJEETimes and Sunday Times Crime Books of the Year, 2023The One Show guest, November 2023©2023 Ajay Chowdhury (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Brought to you by Penguin.This is Detective Kamil Rahman''s toughest assignment yet...Kamil Rahman is working for the Metropolitan Police when he gets the call from MI5. They''ve received intelligence of a terrorist plot, and it''s Kamil they need. Posing as a disaffected cop, and working once again in Anjoli''s beloved restaurant, Kamil infiltrates the cell. From London he is sent to Kashmir, a place he visited with his parents when he was younger. But his allegiance becomes blurred when he finds himself face to face with an old nemesis...For fans of Robert Galbraith, Anthony Horowitz and Elly Griffiths, The Spy is the compelling, thought-provoking new mystery in the Detective Kamil Rahman series.

*This is the fourth in the Detective Kamil Rahman series, though each novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone*''Chowdhury brings his own expertise in modern tech to the plot, combining it with hot button history, and a biting wit. The series goes from strength to strength'' VASEEM KHANAbout the detectives:Kamil has always wanted to be top cop. With a father who reached the position of Police Commissioner of the Calcutta police, what else could he do, other than hanker after an honourable career chasing the bad guys, just like his dad. However, the odds are stacked against him. He''s a Muslim in the Met, facing overt and covert racism and he needs to be twice as good as his colleagues to make it. All of this he could cope with, if only his personal life was humming along smoothly.Anjoli is searching, but she doesn''t know what for. A high-minded psychologist who is super smart, always restless and naturally empathetic, she is meticulous and often finds connections Kamil has missed. She would love to get deeper into crime solving - possibly even have a go at it full-time but she can''t shake the feeling that she is an imposter in a game of let''s pretend. Kamil makes her laugh, but she doesn''t know why she can''t make the leap. Why is she so scared of surrendering her heart to him? Does she not feel deserving of love and adoration? Or does she fear a life where she''s always waiting for the other shoe to drop?Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:''Outstanding'' SUNDAY TIMES''Hugely entertaining'' ANN CLEEVES''The Detective has all the ingredients for a great crime series'' SUN©2024 Ajay Chowdhury (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Brought to you by Penguin.A ritual killing. An ancient curse. What''s myth... and what''s murder?After a bruising encounter with a terrorist group, Detective Kamil Rahman has decided to hand in his resignation to the Met and set up a detective agency with his friend Anjoli. But when his boss asks him to go to India to investigate the murder of a British engineer who was found with eighteen arrows stuck in his body, Kamil agrees to take the case, as long as Anjoli can accompany him.When they arrive in Mumbai, they find someone is on a gruesome killing spree, striking down those connected to the engineer in increasingly macabre ways. Meanwhile, an old friend of Kamil’s gets in touch to beg for his help: he believes his family are cursed, and that he is going to die on his 47th birthday, just like his father and grandfather before him.As the body count rises, Kamil is torn between solving a very real murder case and protecting his friend from a grisly – if far-fetched – fate. Can he catch a killer and prevent an ancient curse before more people lose their lives?Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman novels:''Outstanding'' SUNDAY TIMES''Hugely entertaining'' ANN CLEEVES''A rip-roaring mystery that''s engrossing from start to finish'' ABIR MUKHERJEE© Ajay Chowdhury 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

When Aisha s husband vanishes in plain sight, she is pulled into a nightmare to find him in this race-against-time tech thriller...

'A thought-provoking and pacy thriller' Clare Mackintosh

'A clever, timely and thrilling page turner' Jo Callaghan

'Outstanding' Abir Mukherjee

'A first-rate thriller' William Shaw

'Pulsating' Vaseem Khan

After the murder of his best friend, newlyweds Adam and Aisha cut their honeymoon short. But just as they are about to board a flight home from Delhi, Adam disappears at the airport seemingly kidnapped leaving Aisha stranded without her passport, her phone, or answers.

When the FBI and India s intelligence agency begin interrogating her, it becomes chillingly clear they know far more about Adam than she ever did. Her only clue is his final, haunting message: I m sorry.

Thousands of miles away, Sara Wolf, a scientist stuck on a dead-end project at Princeton, receives a message she never expected from her former lover. It contains two words: Help her.

Bound together by suspicion, rivalry, and a man they both love, Aisha and Sara are forced into an uneasy alliance. Decoding Adam s clues, they follow a trail that leads them across the United States - into a shadow world of weaponised AI, tech billionaires, and a secret no one is meant to find.

Eden Falls is a gripping, high-stakes thriller that spans continents and asks how far we will go - and who we will trust - when the truth can destroy everything.

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