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detectivereader
Aug 30, 2017
The first in a new series of murder mysteries set in the final decades of the British Raj in India (this book is set in 1919). Captain Sam Wyndham, feeling a sense of loss from his war experiences and the death of his wife, takes a position with the Imperial Police Force in India as something of a fresh start. As soon as he arrives however he finds himself investigating a murder with enormous political implications while trying to get accustomed to a world that is quite foreign to him. The historical setting is quite vividly brought to life and gives some sense of the growing political turbulence of the era while the mystery is intriguing and at times almost plays out as a thriller, both in terms of its stakes and pacing. As for the characterization, both Wyndham and "Surrender-Not" Banerjee are striking and complex creations and it is clear that each will have room to grow as the series continues.