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A review by wendoxford
The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee
4.0
Another chapter for this fabulous Anglo-Indian pairing. Another narrative style used. This book alternates between the viewpoints of Wyndham and Banerjee in a parallel time frame. Whilst I can understand this for access to different parts of the plotting, the transitions move so quickly that it took a while for me to settle in.
The story is now overwhelmingly political and I felt completely immersed in the realities of Empire and the layers of societal injustice. There are bad eggs in every camp and it falls to our double act to crack open and evidence the truths after a murder acts as a catalyst for Hindu/Muslim rioting and Banerjee is framed.
I am loving this series which exposes so much about the shame of our imperial legacy through characters who positively leap from the page.
The story is now overwhelmingly political and I felt completely immersed in the realities of Empire and the layers of societal injustice. There are bad eggs in every camp and it falls to our double act to crack open and evidence the truths after a murder acts as a catalyst for Hindu/Muslim rioting and Banerjee is framed.
I am loving this series which exposes so much about the shame of our imperial legacy through characters who positively leap from the page.