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Imprint: Vintage
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Published: 04/05/2017
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ISBN: 9781784701345
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Length: 400 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 25mm x 129mm
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Weight: 277g
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RRP: £8.99
**SELECTED AS WATERSTONES' THRILLER OF THE MONTH 2017**
**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER 2017**
** CHOSEN AS SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH 2017**
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2018**
'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 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 thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin
'Highly entertaining...set in a Calcutta so convincingly evoked that readers will find sweat bursting from their foreheads' Daily Telegraph
If you enjoyed A Rising Man, the second Sam Wyndham mystery, A Necessary Evil, is available now.
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Imprint: Vintage
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Published: 04/05/2017
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ISBN: 9781784701345
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Length: 400 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 25mm x 129mm
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Weight: 277g
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RRP: £8.99
Reviews
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"A joy to read"
Susan Hill
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"A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj... a cracking debut"
Jon Coates, Daily Express
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"Splendid...Captain Sam Wyndham is a winning creation"
The Times, Crime Book of the Month
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"[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
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"Enthralling... The investigation sends Wyndham and his Bengali assistant on a whirlwind circuit of the city"
Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
