Abir Mukherjee for The Pinnacle

'There could not be a more appropriate title for this towering thriller from a writer at the very top of his game' - Mark Billingham'A deliciously twisting plot, vividly realised sense of place and scalpel-sharp satire . . . wildly entertaining and gripping' - Lucy FoleyJoin us this June to celebrate the latest from bookseller-favourite, Abir Mukherjee: _The Pinnacle_, a pulse-pounding new thriller from the author of _Hunted._We hope to see you there._Every floor has its secrets...__Washed-up American heart-throb George Abercrombie hates India, even from the rarified heights of his apartment on the 68th floor of the Pinnacle, Mumbai's grandest luxury skyscraper.

He hates the noise, he hates the heat and maybe he's even grown to hate his much younger wife, the newest queen of Bollywood, Sweety Sahota.__When George wakes from a drunken stupor to find Sweety murdered in their bedroom, he knows he will be the prime suspect.

But where is her computer, her phone - and where has his personal assistant gone?__As George scrambles to piece together the night, others in the building are covering their tracks.

Sweety's assistant must find who is blackmailing her, and a servant who knows too much goes on the run.__Welcome to the Pinnacle.

A place where murder meets luxury and the world's most privileged depend on the most desperate._ABIR MUKHERJEE is the bestselling author of the award-winning Wyndham & Banerjee series of crime novels set in 1920s India and the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025 _Hunted_.

His books have been translated into sixteen languages and won various awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel, the Prix du Polar Europeen, and the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing.He also co-hosts the popular Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast which takes a wry look at the world of books, writing, and the creative arts, tackling everything from bestsellers to pop culture.

Abir grew up in Scotland and now lives in Surrey with his wife and two sons.