An Indian Murder
This book is set both India and London. The first part follows the story of Sam Wyndham who in 1905 was a policeman in London, and who discovered the body of a woman he once loved. Simultaneously we follow Sam when he has travelled to India to serve in the force there, but is struggling to overcome an addiction to opium.
The chapters swing between London and the ashram in India, but gradually the stories become intertwined, and as Sam is caught up in another unexplained death, he finds a link to his former friend's death and is determined to see justice done.
The book describes his earlier and later lives very well, and he comes over an as interesting character. We aren't really told how he became an addict, other than he succumbed to the lure of opium almost as soon as he landed in India. The cure he undergoes in the ashram is quite interesting.
The book is pacy, interesting and a good read.
Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK, Vintage Publishing and Harvill Secker for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
