A rising man /
Mukherjee, Abir,
A rising man / Abir Mukherjee. - London : Vintage, 2017. - 386 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2016.
India, 1919. 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.
9781784701345 (pbk.) : £8.99
British--India--Kolkata--Fiction.
Kolkata (India)
India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947
Detective and mystery stories.
Crime.
A rising man / Abir Mukherjee. - London : Vintage, 2017. - 386 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2016.
India, 1919. 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.
9781784701345 (pbk.) : £8.99
British--India--Kolkata--Fiction.
Kolkata (India)
India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947
Detective and mystery stories.
Crime.
