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Abir MukherjeeCrime · Historical Fiction
Wyndham & Banerjee
The Wyndham & Banerjee series follows Captain Sam Wyndham, a former Scotland Yard detective, and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee as they solve mysteries in 1920s Calcutta. These historical crime novels explore the complexities of colonial India through a blend of intriguing cases and period detail.
The books in the Wyndham & Banerjee series are best read in publication order to follow the chronological development of the characters and ongoing storylines. While each book presents a self-contained mystery, there are overarching narrative arcs that benefit from sequential reading.
Yes, A Rising Man is the first book in the Wyndham & Banerjee series. It introduces Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee.