Author: Mukherjee, Abir
Films, cinema
Published on 18 June 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Harvill) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 432 pages
166 x 244 x 42 | 650g
The Pinnacle is the twisty murder mystery readers are OBSESSED with:˜Runs at breakneck speed' ˜Smart and breathless. It's huge fun' ˜An outstanding thriller' ˜Totally unexpected' ˜The plot unfolds cleverly and at pace'YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN MURDERED. EVERYONE THINKS YOU DID IT.
High up in Mumbai's most luxurious skyscraper, the Pinnacle, George Abercrombie wakes from a drunken stupor to find his wife, Bollywood superstar Sweety Sahota, murdered in their bedroom.
He knows he will be the prime suspect.
Sweety's phone has disappeared. Her laptop has vanished. And George can't remember what happened.
A devoted assistant is hiding a dangerous secret.
A trusted servant disappears.
A neighbour knows more than she's saying.
As George scrambles to piece together the night, with 1.4 billion people wanting him dead, somewhere inside the Pinnacle, someone has a killer secret . . . CAN GEORGE FIND THE KILLER BEFORE HIS TIME RUNS OUT? HIGH RISE. HIGH STAKES. THE PINNACLE IS THE THRILLER OF THE SUMMER.
˜Dark, funny, shocking¦easily his best book yet' Janice Hallett
'A writer at the very top of his game' Mark Billingham 'A deliciously twisting plot' Lucy Foley ˜Fast-paced, funny, yet dark as hell' Harriet Tyce
˜Delivers a truly satisfying ending' Jane Casey