{"product_id":"the-pinnacle-9781787302754","title":"The Pinnacle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Bollywood's sweetheart is found murdered in Mumbai's most exclusive apartment complex - The Pinnacle - her American husband becomes the prime suspect. But someone in that building knows he's innocent... because they're guilty  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. From the winner of the 2025 British Book Awards Thriller of the Year comes a pulse-pounding new novel, set in a world of lavish opulence where someone is always watching, because everyone is hiding something.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781787302754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 23 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.3(H)x15.3(L)x3.4(W)516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 516\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAbir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Wyndham \u0026amp; Banerjee series of crime novels set in Raj-era India. He has won the CWA Historical Dagger and the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, and HWA Gold Crown. His novels, A Rising Man and Smoke and Ashes were both selected as Waterstones Thriller of the Month. Smoke and Ashes was also chosen as one of The Times' Best Crime and Thrillers since 1945. Abir grew up in Scotland and now lives in Surrey with his wife and two sons.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eLaced with dry humour and social commentary, this is\u003cb\u003e a tense, fast-paced tale of class, power and corruption\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother slick, satirical thriller with an acute social eye\u003c\/b\u003e * i Newspaper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wild exploration \u003c\/b\u003eof lavishly opulent world where everyone is hiding something and scheming to take advantage of others * Sunday Mirror *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere could not be a more appropriate title for this towering thriller from a writer at the very top of his game\u003c\/b\u003e * Mark Billingham *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pinnacle\u003c\/i\u003e shows Abir Mukherjee moving effortlessly into the top class of thriller writers\u003c\/b\u003e … with fascinating insights into the life of the very rich - and very poor - in Mumbai. It’s also very funny’ * Mick Herron *\u003cbr\u003eA deliciously twisting plot, vividly realised sense of place and scalpel-sharp satire . . . \u003cb\u003eWildly entertaining and gripping\u003c\/b\u003e’ * Lucy Foley *\u003cbr\u003eProper edge-of-seat tension . . . \u003cb\u003eFast-paced, funny, yet dark as hell\u003c\/b\u003e, it’s a compelling read * Harriet Tyce *\u003cbr\u003ePrepare to be blown away by \u003ci\u003eThe Pinnacle\u003c\/i\u003e . . . a thrilling plot that thunders along on a tidal wave of wit and action. \u003cb\u003eDark, funny, shocking, it’s easily his best book yet.\u003c\/b\u003e * Janice Hallett *\u003cbr\u003eAbir Mukherjee scales new heights. \u003cb\u003eOnly Murders in the Building meets White Tiger. Funny and charming, but with bite.\u003c\/b\u003e Abir's books are always so pacy, absorbing and entertaining that we don't notice that he's subtly teaching us something. I'm very glad he is * Anna Mazzola *\u003cbr\u003eThe Pinnacle is \u003cb\u003ea superbly realised, expertly plotted murder mystery \u003c\/b\u003ethat drew me into its mad Mumbai world from the first page. Abir Mukherjee is so good at making you care about his characters as they plunge ever deeper into disaster. The Pinnacle is \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly entertaining - fast paced, funny and clever - and it delivers a truly satisfying ending. A real treat\u003c\/b\u003e * Jane Casey *","brand":"Abir Mukherjee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880269721817,"sku":"9781787302754","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781787302754_9102680e-9eaa-4cdf-ba7d-5a23edcad325.jpg?v=1783000262","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-pinnacle-9781787302754","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}