A Rising Man
Abir Mukherjee
Historical crime
Historical crime
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…
This book is set in the 1920s, during British rule in India. Some characters use language that is nowadays considered offensive or inappropriate, but which is used here to help us to understand this period of history.
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