{"product_id":"a-rising-man-sam-wyndham","title":"A Rising Man (Sam Wyndham)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalcutta, 1919. Captain Sam Wyndham, a former Scotland Yard detective new to India, is confronted with a highly charged case: a senior British official has been found murdered, in his mouth a note warning the British to quit India, or else... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe winner of the Harvill Secker\/\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e crime writing competition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCaptain 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. \u003cbr\u003eA 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 Sargeant 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. \u003cbr\u003eThe start of an atmospheric and enticing new historical crime series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Calcutta (India), Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harvill Secker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781846559013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mukherjee, Abir","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.45","offer_id":48126272536753,"sku":"SB-1846559014-C3","price":1.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1846559014.jpg?v=1793495288","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-rising-man-sam-wyndham","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}