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**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' 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

A Rising Man: 'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom

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**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER **'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom India, 1919. Desperate for a fresh... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 04/05/2017
    ISBN13: 9781784701345, 978-1784701345
    ISBN10: 1784701343

    Number of Pages: 400

    Fiction , Crime & Thriller

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    **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' 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

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