A Rising Man
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:4th May '17
Should be back in stock very soon
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
A joy to read -- Susan Hill
A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj... a cracking debut -- Jon Coates * Daily Express *
Splendid...Captain Sam Wyndham is a winning creation * The Times, Crime Book of the Month *
[A] terrific first novel...Mukherjee’s descriptions of Calcutta under the Raj are vivid, while Wyndham’s position as a newcomer with fresh eyes works brilliantly * Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month *
Enthralling... The investigation sends Wyndham and his Bengali assistant on a whirlwind circuit of the city -- Marilyn Stasio * New York Times Book Review *
Evocative, intricate, beautifully written. A must read -- Vaseem Khan, author of the Inspector Chopra mysteries
A lip-smacking and highly entertaining mystery, set in a Calcutta so convincingly evoked that readers will find sweat bursting from their foreheads -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *
This vivid murder mystery moves at breakneck speeds * Sunday Times *
An intoxicating debut… The most engaging detective since…James Runcie’s Grantchester series: utterly captivating -- Geoffrey Wansell * Daily Mail *
A Rising Man is an exceptionally good, and original, historical crime novel...Roll on book two. -- C.J. Sansom, author of the Shardlake series
- Winner of CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger 2017
- Short-listed for Jhalak Prize 2017 (UK)
- Short-listed for HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown 2017 (UK)
- Short-listed for Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award 2017 (UK)
- Short-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2018 (UK)
ISBN: 9781784701345
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm
Weight: 278g
400 pages