06-15-2021, 09:43 AM
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
Captain Sam Wyndham heads off to India in 1919 for a change of pace. He's shell shocked from the war and his wife's death. He is a detective in Calcutta and during the first week he's there he's tasked with finding out who killed the number two man in the government. Wyndham is also dealing with a bit of an opium addiction.
I got the book in order to get a look at what the Raj was like at that time. And this book doesn't disappoint. It shows how the British view the natives. The book shows how the natives of different castes deal with the British. And the story takes place against the simmering tensions in Bengal as a British regiment opens fire on a group of peaceful demonstrators. I found the book interesting but the mystery at the heart was more of side plot than the main aim for the writer.
I will read more.
Captain Sam Wyndham heads off to India in 1919 for a change of pace. He's shell shocked from the war and his wife's death. He is a detective in Calcutta and during the first week he's there he's tasked with finding out who killed the number two man in the government. Wyndham is also dealing with a bit of an opium addiction.
I got the book in order to get a look at what the Raj was like at that time. And this book doesn't disappoint. It shows how the British view the natives. The book shows how the natives of different castes deal with the British. And the story takes place against the simmering tensions in Bengal as a British regiment opens fire on a group of peaceful demonstrators. I found the book interesting but the mystery at the heart was more of side plot than the main aim for the writer.
I will read more.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm