{"product_id":"the-cook-by-ajay-chowdhury-9781529115390","title":"The Cook","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx-Kolkata detective Kamil Rahman has new murders to solve in London's Brick Lane. The gripping new novel from the award-winning author of the Sunday Times Book of the Month, \u003cem\u003eThe Waiter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian's\u003c\/em\u003e best crime and thriller book of 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month \u003cem\u003eThe Waiter\u003c\/em\u003e comes the second page-turning mystery starring detective-turned-cook Kamil Rahman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction'\u003c\/em\u003e – Abir Mukherjee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKamil Rahman used to be a detective in Kolkata. Now he's a cook in London's East End. Yet trouble still knows where to find him...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKamil Rahman thought his crimefighting days were behind him. But when a woman he knows is murdered and the police arrest the most convenient suspect, he hangs up his apron and employs his detective skills once more to find the true killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, restaurant manager Anjoli is volunteering with a homeless charity, where she notices a sudden troubling increase in unexplained deaths among people sleeping rough in and around Brick Lane. With the council and police uninterested, she starts an investigation of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKamil and Anjoli's cases seem unrelated, but as the duo dig deeper, they discover connections that stretch from London to Lahore. Together they take on the indifference of the authorities... If the Met won't find the murderers, then they will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Waiter\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A hugely entertaining first novel'\u003c\/em\u003e – Ann Cleeves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An outstanding debut'\u003c\/em\u003e – Sunday Times Book of the Month\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A rip-roaring mystery that's engrossing from start to finish... a refreshing and welcome addition to the world of detective fiction. One of my favourite reads of the year'\u003c\/em\u003e – Abir Mukherjee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552792760556,"sku":"9781529115390","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11575623482732.jpg?v=1750057094","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-cook-by-ajay-chowdhury-9781529115390","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}