** A THE SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS SINCE 1945** **WINNER 2018 WILBUR
SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE** 'Even better than his first' Daily Telegraph India 1920.
Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of Calcutta Police must investigate the dramatic
assassination of a Maharaja's son... Sam Wyndham is visiting the kingdom of Sambalpore home
to diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the Maharaja's eldest son is
assassinated Wyndham realises that the realm is riven with conflict. Prince Adhir was
unpopular with religious groups while his brother - now in line to the throne - appears to be
a feckless playboy. As Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee endeavour to unravel the
mystery they become entangled in a dangerous world. They must find the murderer before the
murderer finds them. *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 HISTORICAL AND GOLD DAGGERS* *LONGLISTED FOR
THE 2018 CWA STEEL DAGGER* Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series : 'An exceptional
historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom 'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin
'Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj' Daily Express If you
enjoyed A Necessary Evil further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:
A Rising Man Smoke and Ashes Death in the East The Shadows of Men
