A Rising Man

Quick Reads 2025

Abir Mukherjee author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:24th Apr '25

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A Rising Man cover

**A historical mystery from one of Britain's BEST crime writer's, COMING OUT in Quick Reads Format**

India, 1919. A man is found dead. A note has been left in the dead man’s mouth. It warns the English to leave India. If they don’t, more blood will be spilled.

Two police officers, Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee must solve the crime quickly. But there are some people who will do anything to stop them.

You won’t be able to put down A Rising Man, the first mystery in the Wyndham and Banerjee series by award-winning crime writer Abir Mukherjee.

  • Winner of CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger 2017
  • Short-listed for Jhalak Prize 2017 (UK)
  • Short-listed for HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown 2017 (UK)
  • Short-listed for Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award 2017 (UK)
  • Short-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2018 (UK)

ISBN: 9781529956696

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 10mm

Weight: 109g

144 pages

Abridged edition