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A Rising Man

Auteur(s): Abir Mukherjee
Narrateur(s): Simon Bubb
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The winner of the Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph crime writing competition

Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately seeking a fresh start after his experiences during the Great War, Wyndham has been recruited to head up a new post in the police force. But with barely a moment to acclimatise to his new life or to deal with the ghosts which still haunt him, Wyndham is caught up in a murder investigation that will take him into the dark underbelly of the British Raj.

A senior official has been murdered, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to quit India: or else. With rising political dissent and the stability of the Raj under threat, Wyndham and his two new colleagues – arrogant Inspector Digby and British-educated, but Indian-born Sergeant Banerjee, one of the few Indians to be recruited into the new CID – embark on an investigation that will take them from the luxurious parlours of wealthy British traders to the seedy opium dens of the city.

The start of an atmospheric and enticing new historical crime series.

 20e siècle Historique Procédures policières Roman policier Romans policiers et crimes internationaux Thrillers et romans à suspense Thrillers policiers

Ce que les critiques en disent

A joy to read (Susan Hill)
A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj... a cracking debut (Jon Coates)
Splendid...Captain Sam Wyndham is a winning creation
[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
Enthralling... The investigation sends Wyndham and his Bengali assistant on a whirlwind circuit of the city (Marilyn Stasio)
Evocative, intricate, beautifully written. A must read (Vaseem Khan, author of the Inspector Chopra mysteries)
A lip-smacking and highly entertaining mystery, set in a Calcutta so convincingly evoked that readers will find sweat bursting from their foreheads (Jake Kerridge)
This vivid murder mystery moves at breakneck speeds
An intoxicating debut… The most engaging detective since…James Runcie’s Grantchester series: utterly captivating (Geoffrey Wansell)
A Rising Man is an exceptionally good, and original, historical crime novel...Roll on book two. (C.J. Sansom, author of the Shardlake series)
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This was a fairly good story. I always knew there was a twist coming and it was well set up. An interesting mystery set in an unusual place and time - really left me supporting Indian independence!

An interesting perspective on colonial times in India.

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In addition to a first rate murder mystery with wonderful characters, this book explores the history and social issues of Calcutta during British colonial rule.

A great murder mystery in a fascinating historical setting

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