A Rising Man (#1 Wyndham And Bannerjee)

Author: Abir Mukherjee

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  • : $33.00 AUD
  • : 9781910701898
  • : Vintage Publishing
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  • : May 2016
  • : 234mm X 153mm X 28mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : July 2016
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Description

The winner of the Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph crime writing competition. Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately seeking a fresh start after his experiences during the Great War, Wyndham has been recruited to head up a new post in the police force. But with barely a moment to acclimatise to his new life or to deal with the ghosts which still haunt him, Wyndham is caught up in a murder investigation that will take him into the dark underbelly of the British Raj. A senior official has been murdered, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to quit India: or else. With rising political dissent and the stability of the Raj under threat, Wyndham and his two new colleagues - arrogant Inspector Digby and British-educated, but Indian-born Sergeant Banerjee, one of the few Indians to be recruited into the new CID - embark on an investigation that will take them from the luxurious parlours of wealthy British traders to the seedy opium dens of the city. The start of an atmospheric and enticing new historical crime series.

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Calcutta, 1919. Captain Sam Wyndham, a former Scotland Yard detective new to India, is confronted with a highly charged case: a senior British official has been found murdered, in his mouth a note warning the British to quit India, or else...

Reviews

"A thoroughly engaging new detective... A Rising Man kept me awake, racing to the finish... This is a Calcutta of smart cantonments and deep corruption, vividly brought to life, the politics and the people skewered with sharp dialogue and a brilliant sense of period" -- Jason Goodwin "Colourful, eloquent, witty, unputdownable. And here's the best bit: this is the first in an unmissable new series that is clearly destined to join the pantheon of intelligent historical crime fiction. Jump on the wagon now" -- Neel Mukherjee, author of Booker shortlisted The Lives of Others "A historical thriller of the highest calibre; evocative and pleasingly complex, shot through with the driest of wit, it marks Mukherjee out as an author of great style and ambition" -- Eva Dolan "A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj." -- Charlotte Heathcote Daily Express

Author description

Abir Mukherjee was born in London, but spent most of his childhood in Glasgow. A graduate of the LSE, he currently works in finance in the City.