Abir Mukherjee (born circa 1974)[1] is a British-Indian[2] author best known for his crime novels.

He wrote the Wyndham and Banerjee series set in the British Raj era in India.

Mukherjee's parents moved from Calcutta, India to the United Kingdom before he was born.

[1][non-primary source needed] He grew up in Scotland and now lives in Surrey, England with his wife (Sonal) and two sons.

The main protagonists are Calcutta policemen Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath "Surrender-not" Bannerjee.