Hunted
Hunted by Abir Mukherjee is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedMukherjee steps away from his Raj-era Wyndham and Banerjee mysteries for a contemporary thriller about a bombing at an LA shopping mall, tracking three characters whose lives intersect with the plot's fallout. The pivot to present-day American terrorism, filtered through a British-Indian crime writer's outsider vantage, is the book's most distinctive asset. The strain shows in execution rather than premise: several reviewers found the multi-strand structure loses discipline at the midpoint, with too many characters and set pieces pulling focus from the more compelling first half.
In the press
“offers a welcome alternative to the typical cops-and-robbers tale”
The Washington Post“the first half is compelling, the second confusing”
The Scotsman
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.59 → 13 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Hunted on?
Hunted appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Hunted has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.