About the Book: Burning Grounds
In the Burning Ghats of Calcutta where the dead are laid to rest, a man is
found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear.
The body is that of a popular patron of the arts, a man who was, by all
accounts, beloved by all: so what was the motive for his murder? Despite being
out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is assigned
to the case and finds himself thrust into the glamorous world of Indian cinema.
Meanwhile Surendranath Banerjee, recently returned from Europe after three
years spent running from