Wyndham and Banerjee book 1 · 2016
A Rising Man
In 1919, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives in Calcutta to join the Imperial Police, and is handed the murder of a senior British official, found in a drain with a note warning the British to leave India.
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Book facts
- Author
- Abir Mukherjee
- Series
- Wyndham and Banerjee, book 1 of 5
- Published
- 2016
- Setting
- Set in Kolkata
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in A Rising Man
4 recurring or key characters from Abir Mukherjee’s chart. Introduces Sam Wyndham, Surendranath Banerjee, Annie Grant and Lord Taggart.
Lead 1
- Sam WyndhamFirst appearanceCaptain in the Calcutta police, a war veteran
Major 2
- Surendranath BanerjeeFirst appearanceCambridge-educated sergeant
- Annie GrantFirst appearanceAnglo-Indian secretary and Sam's love interest
Minor and cameo 1
- Lord TaggartFirst appearanceCommissioner of police
Also featuring these characters
Other Abir Mukherjee books that share the most characters with A Rising Man.
- Smoke and Ashes2018 · Wyndham and Banerjee · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Shadows of Men2021 · Wyndham and Banerjee · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death in the East2019 · Wyndham and Banerjee · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon