Ajay Chowdhury was the inaugural winner of the Harvill
Secker-Bloody Scotland crime fiction award. He is a tech
entrepreneur and theatre director who was born in India and now
lives in London where he builds digital businesses, cooks
experimental dishes for his wife and daughters and writes through
the night. His children's book, Ayesha and the Firefish, was
published in 2016 and adapted into a musical.
The Waiter, published in 2021, is the first in his
critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman, an
ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It
is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures. Follow-up The
Cook was published in May 2022 to excellent reviews and deals with
the issue of homelessness. The third book in the series - The
Detective - is about government surveillance and AI. The Spy is the
fourth book in the Detective Kamil Rahman series.
A real surprise... It is not just the descriptions of food that
leave you hungry for more
*The Times*
Thrilling... This is a terrific series, a vivid portrait of the
East End where a thriving economy is overshadowed by the effects of
inequality
*Sunday Times*
Chowdhury's portrait of multicultural London is as effective as his
portrayal of the mixed feelings of his characters, who may enjoy
aspects of their lives but still long for the pleasures they have
left behind
*Literary Review*
Kamil and Anjali are a terrific team. Chowdhury makes the murder
mystery feel like a brand-new invention. His second thriller is
chockfull of authentic flavours and tasty surprises that will leave
readers wanting more.
*Christopher Fowler, author of the Bryant and May Mysteries*
Marvellous! A vivid romp through the Londoner's London, seen
through the sharp eyes of a recent arrival. The only thing that
induced me to put it down was the fact that it made me so
hungry...
*Alex Marwood*
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