Necessary EvilIndia, 1920. Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of the Calcutta Police Force investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharajah's son. The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince

the people who worked and lived there are remembered

dark recollections begin to surface

When Gavanndra Hodge was seven years old her world was a precarious place

'Outgrowing God' is a challenging

'Mudlarking' is the story of the Thames and its people as seen through these objects

including poetry in translation

and diggers

It is a work deeply rooted in Nan Shepherd's knowledge of the natural world

a night creature and country-dweller

Harold Pinter

so her book reflects the twists and turns of the countryside

and that the other woman is one of her best friends