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The Cook by Ajay Chowdhury

By DeathBecomesHer

10 May, 2022

It is just a year since we met Kamil Rahman, once an up-and-coming detective in the Kolkata police force, more recently a lowly waiter in an Indian restaurant in Brick Lane, London, in the award-winning debut The Waiter. Now Kamil is back – and he’s…

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The Waiter by Ajay Chowdhury

By DeathBecomesHer

26 May, 2021

Some crime books have you hiding behind the cushions, while others make you cringe and shut your eyes in disgust… In a first for this reviewer, The Waiter made me hungry! Seems appropriate, then, that for the book’s online launch party, a number of reviewers…

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The South Asian authors changing UK crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

16 April, 2024

Today we’re joined by crime author Ajay Chowdhury – famous in the genre for his Kamil Rahman novels and famous in the tech world as the investor who took the tune identifying app Shazam to market. Here he shares his thoughts on how a new…

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On the Radar: Cold eyes and dark webs

By crimefictionlover

31 March, 2023

We reach the end of March with a selection of books from a set of up-and-coming crime authors who are bringing fresh ideas and large helpings of innovation to the crime fiction genre. These include Scottish author Robbie Morrison’s second crime novel, a debut from…

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The Next to Die by Elliot Sweeney

By DeathBecomesHer

9 February, 2023

If you are a fan of gritty, urban thrillers it’s time to add crime fiction debutant Elliot Sweeney to the reading list, because The Next to Die could be right up your litter-strewn street. Meet Dylan Kaspernick, a former Met police officer who has fallen…

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On the Radar: Cooking up something hot

By crimefictionlover

22 April, 2022

Welcome back to On the Radar, the weekly column where we introduce a minimum of five new crime novels. What a feast we have in store today. It begins with some hot British-Asian crime fiction thanks to Ajay Chowdhury and his second novel, The Cook….

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DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2021

By DeathBecomesHer

17 December, 2021

It’s been a year with some stranger-than-fiction moments, hasn’t it? Just as well we crime readers have our imaginary worlds to fall back on — and thanks to the hard-working authors for supplying such a wealth of material! Looking back over 2021, I was struck…

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Best debut crime novel of 2021 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

21 November, 2021

Matters of world health notwithstanding, there’s been a welcome infusion of new blood into our genre this year – as the breath of nominations in this category demonstrates. Now it’s up to you you to pick the winner of our debut award for the Best…

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The Cook by Ajay Chowdhury

The Waiter by Ajay Chowdhury

The South Asian authors changing UK crime fiction

On the Radar: Cold eyes and dark webs

The Next to Die by Elliot Sweeney

On the Radar: Cooking up something hot

DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2021

Best debut crime novel of 2021 shortlist

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