A Rising Man
A richly atmospheric historical crime novel from the award-winning author of HUNTED
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4.1 • 14 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In Calcutta 1919, every truth has a price.
Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta's police force.
He is soon called to the scene of a horrifying murder. The victim was a senior official, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to leave India - or else.
With the stability of the Empire under threat, Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee must solve the case quickly. But there are some who will do anything to stop them...
If you loved A Rising Man, discover the rest of the Wyndham and Banerjee series:
A Necessary Evil
Smoke and Ashes
Death in the East
The Shadows of Men
The Burning Grounds
** A SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS SINCE 1945**
‘An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom
‘Does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich’ The Times
‘Highly entertaining’ Daily Telegraph
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Mukherjee's outstanding debut and series launch combines a cleverly constructed whodunit with an unusual locale Calcutta in 1919 portrayed with convincing detail. Capt. Sam Wyndham, a former Scotland Yard detective, has arrived in the Indian city wounded in spirit from the loss of his wife to the influenza epidemic and addicted to morphine after surviving the trenches of the Western Front. His experience lands him a position with the British Imperial Police Force in Bengal, and he soon receives a sensitive murder inquiry. Alexander MacAuley, a top aide to the lieutenant governor, has been found in an alley with his throat slit, some fingers cut off, and a bloodstained scrap of paper placed in his mouth on which is written: "English blood will run in the streets." That warning indicates that Indian terrorists opposed to continuation of the Raj were responsible, but Wyndham finds the truth more complicated. The nuanced relationship between Wyndham and his Indian assistant, a sergeant known as Surrender-not Banerjee because the English can't pronounce his first name correctly, adds even more depth.
