Waterstones Thriller of the Month for May (2017)
At least he was well dressed. Black tie,tux,the works. If you're going to get yourself killed,you may as well look your best.
Calcutta,1919: the massacre of Amritsar is fuelling civil unrest and tensions are running high.
Into the fray steps Captain Sam Wyndham,morphine addicted and a troubled veteran of the Great War,he is desperate for a fresh start 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...
'(A) terrific first novel...Mukherjee's descriptions of Calcutta under the Raj are vivid,while Wyndham's position as a newcomer with fresh eyes works brilliantly'- Sunday Times
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784701345Number of pages: 400Weight: 277 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A joy to read'- Susan Hill
'A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj... a cracking debut'- Jon Coates, Daily Express
'Splendid...Captain Sam Wyndham is a winning creation'- The Times
'(A) terrific first novel...Mukherjee's descriptions of Calcutta under the Raj are vivid,while Wyndham's position as a newcomer with fresh eyes works brilliantly'- Sunday Times
'Enthralling... The investigation sends Wyndham and his Bengali assistant on a whirlwind circuit of the city'- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
Abir Mukherjee
Abir Mukherjee is the British writer of the Wyndham and Bannerjee crime novels. His latest novel is Death in the East.
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