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2018 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
2018 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee)
2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist)
2017 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist)
2017 CWA Historical Dagger
2017 HWA Debut Crown Award (shortlist)
2016 Jhalak Prize (nominee)
HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee's explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW
**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
**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
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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