A Rising Man: ‘An exceptional historical crime

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‘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**

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Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series :

‘A thought-provoking rollercoaster’ Ian Rankin

‘Does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich’ The Times/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

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B019CGXRZM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage Digital; 1st edition (5 May 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4745 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 402 pages