A RISING MAN – ABIR MUKHERJEE

** A THE SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS SINCE 1945**HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee’s explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER **’An exceptional historical crime novel’ C.J. SansomIndia, 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 TelegraphIf you enjoyed A Rising Man, further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:A Necessary EvilSmoke and AshesDeath in the East The Shadows of Men