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Barry Awards Best First Novel (nominee)
Dagger Awards Best Book (nominee)
Jhalak Prize Best Book (nominee)
Jhalak Prize Best Book (nominee)
**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER **
'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom
India, 1919. 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...
**A THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB TOP 40 BOOK OF LAST FIVE YEARS**
Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series :
'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin
'Does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich' TheTimes/Sunday Times Crime Club
'Highly entertaining' Daily Telegraph
If you enjoyed A Rising Man, further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:
A Necessary Evil
Smoke and Ashes
Death in the East
The Shadows of Men
Genre: Historical Mystery
'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom
India, 1919. 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...
**A THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB TOP 40 BOOK OF LAST FIVE YEARS**
Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series :
'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin
'Does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich' TheTimes/Sunday Times Crime Club
'Highly entertaining' Daily Telegraph
If you enjoyed A Rising Man, further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:
A Necessary Evil
Smoke and Ashes
Death in the East
The Shadows of Men
Genre: Historical Mystery
Praise for this book
"One of the most exciting debut novels I've read in years." - Val McDermid
"A Rising Man is a whodunit set in the social and political tinderbox of 1919 Calcutta - a thought-provoking rollercoaster." - Ian Rankin
"A Rising Man is an exceptionally good, and original, historical crime novel." - C J Sansom
"A Rising Man is a whodunit set in the social and political tinderbox of 1919 Calcutta - a thought-provoking rollercoaster." - Ian Rankin
"A Rising Man is an exceptionally good, and original, historical crime novel." - C J Sansom
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Title: A Rising Man
Author(s): Abir Mukherjee
ISBN: 1-78541-271-X / 978-1-78541-271-4 (UK edition)
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Title: A Rising Man
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ISBN: 1-78541-277-9 / 978-1-78541-277-6 (UK edition)
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Title: A Rising Man
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ISBN: 1-4450-6141-4 / 978-1-4450-6141-2 (UK edition)
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Title: A Rising Man: A Novel (Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries Book 1)
Author(s): Abir Mukherjee
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
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