The Great Game
A Thriller
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The Great Game
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Narrated by:
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Sanjeev Bhaskar
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Written by:
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Arvind Ethan David
An outsider in London investigates a series of brutal murders targeting English aristocrats in a timely and provocative historical novel brimming with intrigue, wit, and rage.
London, 1905: Law student and military veteran Balvinder dev Singh has found an extralegal way to fund his studies. As friend and accomplice to the infamous gentleman thief AJ Raffles, he rubs shoulders with the upper crust—and steals their valuables. That is, until their next mark, an imperialist general, is grotesquely murdered in the library of his Mayfair mansion. Bal and Raffles find themselves implicated in a series of killings that soon attracts the attention of Scotland Yard—and the aging Sherlock Holmes himself.
As Bal works to clear his name, he must hide his checkered past from a new acquaintance, the beautiful Irish violinist Maud Adler. Her fiery views lead Bal to question his own place in the world. But when he comes face-to-face with a plot to strike at the very heart of the British government, he must decide how much he’s willing to risk for his adopted city.
© 2026 by Arvind Ethan David. ℗ 2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Critic Reviews
“Sanjeev Bhaskar makes wonderful work of this brilliant, funny, and thought-provoking thriller. What happens when you mix those classics of Edwardian fiction, Sherlock Holmes and A.J. Raffles, with a mysterious character from the African jungle and recast the story’s narrator as law student Balvinder Singh? Add Winston Churchill to the mix, along with spirited suffragette Maud Adler, and you have the perfect cocktail of narrative delight, brought effortlessly to life by Bhaskar.… An absorbing and exciting listen, and historical fiction at its very best.” —Kirkus Audiobook Reviews, Earphones Award Winner
“A devilishly clever story that mixes and mingles fictional characters and historical figures with finesse and flair. Thoughtful is rarely a descriptor applied to thrillers, but that is exactly what The Great Game is as it delivers plenty of entertaining plot twists while giving readers something substantial to ponder as well.” —John Charles, Booklist
“Written with panache, imagination, and wit, as well as displaying shrewd insight into the inequities of the Empire during the Edwardian era, this exceptional mash-up of fiction and reality is vividly entertaining and highly recommended.” —Marina Maxwell, Historical Novel Society