May Bookclub Meeting: A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee

Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately seeking a fresh start after his experiences during the Great War, Wyndham has been recruited to head up a new post in the police force. But with barely a moment to acclimatise to his new life or to deal with the ghosts which still haunt him, Wyndham is caught up in a murder investigation that will take him into the dark underbelly of the British Raj.

A senior official has been murdered, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to quit India: or else. With rising political dissent and the stability of the Raj under threat, Wyndham and his two new colleagues – arrogant Inspector Digby and British-educated, but Indian-born Sergeant Banerjee, one of the few Indians to be recruited into the new CID – embark on an investigation that will take them from the luxurious parlours of wealthy British traders to the seedy opium dens of the city.

A Rising Man is reviewed here by Laura Wilson: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/04/the-best-recent-crime-novels-review-roundup

Mukherjee is interviewed about the novel here: https://www.historiamag.com/historia-interviews-abir-mukherjee/

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE DUE TO THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

We'll meet at Etto on the Park, which is in the Gosforth Centre.

Please bring £1 towards Meetup fees.