The Shadow
$23.64
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2026
Summary
Detective Kamil and restaurant owner Anjoli go to Mumbai to solve the ritualistic killing of a British construction worker found with eighteen arrows embedded in his body. For readers of Robert Galbraith and M. W. Craven.
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529967043 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 152996704X |
| Author: | Ajay Chowdhury |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 27mm |
| Series: | Detective Kamil Rahman |
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Critics Review
Ritual killings, a generational curse … This book is a riot. Chowdhury’s depiction of India is visceral and real, blending old and new. A narrative woven tightly, twisting and turning, it leaves you constantly looking behind and sideways, at what you may have missed. A highly enjoyable and hugely entertaining read. – Nilesha Chauvet
Inventive in terms of locations and plots … Poised brilliantly between revelations about Indian business practices and the power of ancient beliefs – The Times
Inventive in terms of locations and plots… [The Shadow] is poised brilliantly between revelations about Indian business practices and the power of ancient beliefs * Sunday Times *
Another fabulous outing in Chowdhury’s high octane series * Daily Express *
Gripping whodunit… Chowdhury keeps the reader in total suspense * Parsi Magazine, India *
The tension never flags as Chowdhury dextrously moves backward and forward in time in a natural and seamless manner, adding to the complexity of the plot. The novel is a gripping and delightful read * Parsiana *
About The Author
Ajay Chowdhury
Ajay Chowdhury is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director. He is the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland prize.
His children’s book, Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical that premiered in San Francisco.
Eden Falls, his first standalone thriller, was published in July 2026.
The Waiter (Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month), published in 2021, is the first in his critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman. Rahman is an ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. The series is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures. The Patriot is the latest book in the series.
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