EAN: 9781787301832

THE WAITER - AJAY CHOWDHURY KARTONIERT (TB)

*A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH* 'This detective waiter has all the ingredients for a
great crime series' Sun 'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish... a
refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction' Abir Mukherjee author of
Death in the East 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. '[An] outstanding debut' Sunday Times 'A hugely
entertaining first novel  taking us from Kolkata to Brick Lane' Ann Cleeves '[Kamil Rahman is
a] likeable inspector...we shall hear much more of him' Daily Mail 'Corruption  self-interest
and the considerable gap between law and justice raise their heads in [The Waiter]...Kamil
makes an appealing narrator  haunted but gently humorous and always humane' Guardian

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