I HAVE JUST FINISHED READING A WONDERFUL NOVEL

Set in Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1919 – a year during which there was much anti-British activity in India and when the British carried out a terrible massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, this murder mystery, “ A Rising Man”, by British born Abir Mukherjee is a thrilling read.

The author brings to life Calcutta as it was in 1919 and through the story’s plot he illustrates the uneasy political situation that existed then in Bengal.

Apart from evoking the past, seemingly very convincingly, Mukherjee spins a compelling and engaging tale that makes it difficult for the reader to put down the book before reaching its exciting ending.

“A Rising Man” is the first in a series starring Captain Wyndham and his Indian assistant Sergeant Banerjee. I look forward to reading more of their adventures.