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HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee’s explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER **’An exceptional historical crime novel’ C.J. SansomIndia, 1919. Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta’s police force.He 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.With 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…**A THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB TOP 40 BOOK OF LAST FIVE YEARS**Praise for the Wyndham and Banerjee series :’A thought-provoking rollercoaster’ Ian Rankin’Does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich’ The Times/Sunday Times Crime Club’Highly entertaining’ Daily TelegraphIf you enjoyed A Rising Man, further books in the Wyndham and Banerjee series are available now:A Necessary EvilSmoke and AshesDeath in the East The Shadows of Men