Abir Mukherjee

Abir Mukherjee

Abir Mukherjee was born in England. Mukherjee attended London School of Economics and Political Science.

Abir Mukherjee is the author of the Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries series which currently consists of 6 novels. The Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries series started in 2016 with the novel A Rising Man. The most recently released novel in the Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries series was The Burning Grounds which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries series.

Abir Mukherjee has also written the Sin series which has 2 books including Sin is the New Love and The Sinful Silence.

Abir Mukherjee: Awards & Accolades

Mukherjee's books have won multiple awards, A Rising Man won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Historical Dagger Award, in 2017. Death in the East won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Historical Dagger Award, in 2020. Hunted won the British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, in 2025.

The following novels by Abir Mukherjee were nominated for these awards:

• A Rising Man: The Dead Good Reader Award, The Cat Amongst The Pigeons Award for Most Exceptional Debut (2017). Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2017). Barry Award, Best First Novel (2018). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (2018). Macavity Award, Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award (2018). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2018).
• A Necessary Evil: Crime Writer's Association Award, Historical Dagger Award (2018). Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2018). Barry Award, Best Novel (2019).
• Smoke and Ashes: Crime Writer's Association Award, Historical Dagger Award (2019). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2020). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (2020).
• Death in the East: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2020). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2021).
• The Shadows of Men: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2022). The Dead Good Reader Award, The Something in the Air Award for Most Atmospheric Novel (2022).
• Paradise Lost: Crime Writer's Association Award, Short Story Award (2023).
• Hunted: RUSA Awards, Adrenaline Award (2025). British Book Awards, Book of the Year (2025). Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2025). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2025). Barry Award, Best Thriller (2025).

Abir Mukherjee: Lists & Other Mentions

• Hunted was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club November 2024 Pick.
• A Rising Man was a Dead Good Books: 100 Best Crime Books Of All Time Selection in 2020.
• Smoke and Ashes was a The Sunday Times: The 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers since 1945 Selection in 2019.

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