“Breathtaking! The Great Game is nothing short of transcendent. Yes, it is a brilliant, relentlessly paced classic crime thriller of good versus evil, populated with living, breathing characters (some familiar to us, some not, but all so fully fleshed out that they might be our neighbors). Yet it soars beyond that, offering psychological, cultural, and political insights that touch our souls—often on issues that have been tragically neglected. Told in a unique and captivating literary voice, this is a roller coaster of a tale that, I promise, you’ll read in one sitting. Bravo!” —Jeffery Deaver, author of the Colter Shaw novels (the basis for the television series Tracker)

“The Great Game is a thrilling tale about a fascinating new hero (or two), along with a familiar cast of characters—Holmes! Watson! Raffles! Churchill!—(and a surprise or two!) struggling for the fate of the British Empire. Please, Mr. David, tell us that there will be more!” —Leslie S. Klinger, editor, New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

“David breathes new life into familiar characters with this wry, wickedly arch tale about decolonization, integration, and imperial arrogance, not just interrogating the classic caper but elevating it—stealing it out from under the Empire’s nose.” —Dave Rudden, Sunday Times bestselling author of Sister Wake

“An audacious book…[The Great Game] has the pace of a thriller, the voice of history, and the charm of a writer who knows his way around a story…Full of intrigue and mystery and a completely unique story. One for fans of Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee.” —Imran Mahmood, award-winning author of You Don’t Know Me

“Arvind Ethan David’s The Great Game has the heart of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the social conscience of Charles Dickens. A wonderful trip to the origin of crime fiction…infused with real people from early twentieth-century London and also fictional characters of the day. A tantalizing whodunit.” —Matt Goldman, New York Times bestselling author of the Nils Shapiro series

“The Great Game is an endlessly charming historical thriller, breathlessly paced and told with a sharp, original voice. The kind of debut novel that makes one excited for what comes next.” —Ben H. Winters, New York Times and Edgar Award-winning author of The Last Policeman

“Fact and fiction, literature and lived history collide and explode in David’s bravura mash-up.” —M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All The Gifts