Award-winning crime writers Abir Mukherjee, Anna Mazzola and Vaseem Khan talk about the twists and turns in their fiction, from the burning ghats of Calcutta and the glamorous world of Indian cinema to India in the 1950s via legal-aid lawyers and high-level cover-ups.

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 16 languages and won various awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel. He also co-hosts the popular Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast.

Vaseem Khan is the author of several award-winning crime series including the Baby Ganesh Agency novels, set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical series, set in 1950s Bombay. His debut, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015–20. Midnight at Malabar House, the first Malabar House novel, won the Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger.

Anna Mazzola is an award-winning writer of historical, Gothic and crime fiction. She has won multiple awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year in 2025. When not writing, Anna works as a human rights and criminal justice solicitor acting for survivors of crime.