[Sam Wyndham 01] • A Rising Man

**'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom**

**'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin**

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****SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES' BEST CRIME BOOKS OF 2017****

********WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER 2017****

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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 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...

'One of the most exciting debut novels I've read in years'

**Val McDermid**

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'**Highly entertaining**...set in a Calcutta so convincingly evoked that readers will find sweat bursting from their foreheads'

*Daily Telegraph*

'This **vivid murder mystery** moves at breakneck speeds'

*Sunday Times*

'Intoxicating... **utterly captivating**'

*Daily Mail*

**If you enjoyed *A Rising Man*, the second Sam Wyndham mystery, *A Necessary Evil*, is available now.**