A review by petert1648
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee

4.0

I fond this a very enjoyable way of getting a view of India just after the First World War. It balances fairly standard detective story themes (Sam Wyndham is recently bereaved and has a jaundiced view of authority following 1st World War experiences) with political and historical content such as the rise of calls for Indian independence and the tension between violent and non-violent resistance. I found the interplay between the English Chief Inspector and his Bengali assistant worked well. It is in the well-worked tradition of buddy movies, as unlikely allies get to appreciate each other, but made a little deeper by the historical context.