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WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER

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

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 left 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...

**A THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB TOP 40 BOOK OF LAST FIVE YEARS**

Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series :

''A thought-provoking rollercoaster'' Ian Rankin

''Does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich'' The Times/Sunday Times Crime Club

''Highly entertaining'' Daily Telegraph

If you enjoyed A Rising Man, further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:

A Necessary Evil

Smoke and Ashes

Death in the East

The Shadows of Men