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Win, read and review copies of The Waiter by Ajay Chowdhury

Vintage is delighted to offer five reading groups the opportunity to win copies of The Waiter

Winner of the Harvill Secker Crime Writing Prize and the first novel in a brilliant new detective series.

About the book

Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the day he caters an extravagant party for his boss’s rich and powerful friend, the peace of his simple new life is shattered when the host, Rakesh, is found dead in his swimming pool.

Kamil is called to investigate for the family, with the help of his boss’s daughter Anjoli. Kamil and Anjoli prove a winning team – but as the investigation progresses, and their relationship grows, Kamil struggles to keep memories of the case that destroyed his career in Kolkata at bay. Little does he know that his past will soon catch up with him.

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