{"product_id":"a-rising-man-sam-wyndham-book-1","title":"A Rising Man: Sam Wyndham Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndia, 1919.\u003c\/i\u003e Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta's police force.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWith 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...\u003cbr\u003e\r\n__________\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e** CHOSEN BY THE TIMES\/SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB AS ONE OF TOP 40 BOOKS OF LAST FIVE YEARS**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e'A thought-provoking rollercoaster' Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e'This brilliant mingling of real history and fictional invention kicks off a series that does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich' \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\/Sunday Times Crime Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'\u003cb\u003eHighly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e...set in a Calcutta so convincingly evoked that readers will find sweat bursting from their foreheads' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eA Rising Man\u003c\/i\u003e, further books in the Sam Wyndham series are available now:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Necessary Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmoke and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in the East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Abir Mukherjee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47564446367922,"sku":"9781784701345","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/a-rising-man-sam-wyndham-book-1","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}