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, Crime Book of the Month [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, Crime Book of the Month Enthralling . The investigation sends Wyndham and his Bengali assistant on a whirlwind circuit of the city--Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review Evocative, intricate, beautifully written. A must read --Vaseem Khan, author of the Inspector Chopra mysteries A lip-smacking and highly entertaining mystery , set in a Calcutta so convincingly evoked that readers will find sweat bursting from their foreheads--Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph This vivid murder mystery moves at breakneck speeds-- Sunday Times An intoxicating debut . The most engaging detective since.James Runcie's Grantchester series: utterly captivating --Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail A Rising Man is an exceptionally good , and original, historical crime novel.

Roll on book two.--C.J. Sansom, author of the Shardlake series.