A necessary evil: a novel
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The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines, and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a modernizer whose attitudes--and romantic relationships--may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother--now in line to the throne--appears to be a feckless playboy. As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules--and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them . . .
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Assassination
Assassination -- Investigation -- Fiction
British
British -- India -- Kolkata -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
Investigation
Kolkata (India) -- Fiction
Princes
Princes -- India -- Fiction
Assassination -- Investigation -- Fiction
British
British -- India -- Kolkata -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
Investigation
Kolkata (India) -- Fiction
Princes
Princes -- India -- Fiction
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9781681776712
9781681777283
9781681777283
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| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-02 22:23:43PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-05 22:37:29PM |
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The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines, and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a modernizer whose attitudes--and romantic relationships--may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother--now in line to the throne--appears to be a feckless playboy. As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules--and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them . . .
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Assassination -- Investigation -- Fiction
British -- India -- Kolkata -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
Kolkata (India) -- Fiction
Princes -- India -- Fiction
British -- India -- Kolkata -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
Kolkata (India) -- Fiction
Princes -- India -- Fiction
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A necessary evil : a novel
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A Necessary Evil [electronic resource] / Abir Mukherjee
A necessary evil : a novel / Abir Mukherjee
A necessary evil : a novel / Abir Mukherjee
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A necessary evil
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a novel
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Assassination
British
Electronic books
History
Investigation
Princes
British
Electronic books
History
Investigation
Princes
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