Waiter: The Award-Winning First Book in a Thrilling New Detective Series

'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 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. Ex-detective Kamil Rahman Moves From Kolkata To London To Start Afresh As A Waiter In An Indian Restaurant. But The Day He Caters An Extravagant Party For His Boss's Rich And Powerful Friend, The Peace Of His Simple New Life Is Shattered. 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 Young And Glamorous 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 Winning Team - But As The Investigation Progresses, And Their Relationship Grows, Kamil Struggles To Keep Memories Of The Case That Destroyed His Career In Kolkata At Bay. Little Does He Know That His Past Will Soon Catch Up With Him In Some Very Unexpected Ways. *As seen on The One Show * Ex-detective Kamil Rahman is embroiled in a case that might just change his life - for better or for worse . . . * A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH * 'Hugely entertaining' - Ann Cleeves author of The Heron's Cry 'An outstanding debut' Sunday Times Disgraced detective Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the peace of his new life is soon shattered. The day Kamil caters an extravagant party, the powerful host, Rakesh, is found dead in his swimming pool. Suspicion falls on Rakesh's young and glamorous new wife, and Kamil is called to investigate for the family. Kamil and Anjoli, his boss's daughter, prove a winning team - yet as the case progresses, and their relationship grows, the events of Kamil's past threaten to catch up with him . . . 'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish' Abir Mukherjee author of The Shadows of Men 'This detective waiter has all the ingredients for a great crime series' Sun '[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' Daily Mail 'An elegantly constructed thriller' Times 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