A Rising Man - Couverture rigide

Mukherjee, Abir

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 168177416X ISBN 13 : 9781681774169

Editeur : Pegasus Crime, 2017

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom
'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin

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

'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

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Daily Telegraph

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pegasus Crime
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 168177416X
• ISBN 13: 9781681774169
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 386