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Writers Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee pursue the trail of timeless noir and examine the enigmas of human nature. The Edge of Darkness, a ‘rip-roaring thriller’ by Vaseem Khan, former Chair of the UK Crime Writers’ Association, is the latest in the award-winning series Malabar House. This who-dunnit follows detective Persis Wadia through the wild and mountainous Naga Hills District as India’s first election since independence approaches. Bestselling crime writer Abir Mukherjee’s latest, The Pinnacle, follows an American heartthrob who hates India, the murder of a Bollywood star, and a world of lavish opulence set against the contradictions of Mumbai city. In conversation with acclaimed author and journalist Shrabani Basu, they explore the enduring appeal of crime fiction, its moral ambiguities, and the ways in which it mirrors the anxieties and undercurrents of the societies it inhabits.
Vaseem Khan is the author of Quantum of Menace, which features Q from the James Bond franchise. In 2021, Midnight at Malabar House, the first book in his mystery series set in 1950s India, won the CWA Historical Dagger. The Girl in Cell A (May 2025) is his first psychological thriller, set in small-town America.
Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the Wyndham & Banerjee novels, set in colonial-era India, as well as contemporary thrillers. His books have sold over half a million copies and have won numerous awards, including the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and the Prix du Polar Européen. Originally from Scotland, he now lives in Surrey, England, with his wife and children.
Shrabani Basu is a Sunday Times bestselling author and historian. Her books include the critically acclaimed The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer, For King and Another Country, Victoria & Abdul, now a major Oscar-nominated film starring Dame Judi Dench, and Spy Princess. She is also a frequent commentator on Indian history and the British Empire on radio and television.
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Writers Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee pursue the trail of timeless noir and examine the enigmas of human nature. The Edge of Darkness, a ‘rip-roaring thriller’ by Vaseem Khan, former Chair of the UK Crime Writers’ Association, is the latest in the award-winning series Malabar House. This who-dunnit follows detective Persis Wadia through the wild and mountainous Naga Hills District as India’s first election since independence approaches. Bestselling crime writer Abir Mukherjee’s latest, The Pinnacle, follows an American heartthrob who hates India, the murder of a Bollywood star, and a world of lavish opulence set against the contradictions of Mumbai city. In conversation with acclaimed author and journalist Shrabani Basu, they explore the enduring appeal of crime fiction, its moral ambiguities, and the ways in which it mirrors the anxieties and undercurrents of the societies it inhabits.
Vaseem Khan is the author of Quantum of Menace, which features Q from the James Bond franchise. In 2021, Midnight at Malabar House, the first book in his mystery series set in 1950s India, won the CWA Historical Dagger. The Girl in Cell A (May 2025) is his first psychological thriller, set in small-town America.
Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the Wyndham & Banerjee novels, set in colonial-era India, as well as contemporary thrillers. His books have sold over half a million copies and have won numerous awards, including the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and the Prix du Polar Européen. Originally from Scotland, he now lives in Surrey, England, with his wife and children.
Shrabani Basu is a Sunday Times bestselling author and historian. Her books include the critically acclaimed The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer, For King and Another Country, Victoria & Abdul, now a major Oscar-nominated film starring Dame Judi Dench, and Spy Princess. She is also a frequent commentator on Indian history and the British Empire on radio and television.
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