The Spanish Diplomat's Secret: A Mystery

In 1894, Captain Jim Agnihotri and his wife Lady Diana Framji embark on a cruise to England, hoping it will help Diana open up to him. However, on their first evening, Don Juan Nepomuceno, a fellow soldier, is murdered, and Jim is tasked with finding the killer before they dock in Liverpool in six days. With a thousand suspects and no witnesses to the locked-cabin crime, Jim and Diana must use the tricks gleaned from their favorite fictional sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, to learn why one man's life came to a murderous end.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 16 October 2023
Publisher: Minotaur Books,US

In the summer of 1894, Captain Jim Agnihotri and his wife Lady Diana Framji set sail for England, hoping that the cruise would bring them closer together. However, something was troubling Diana, and Jim was deeply concerned. On their first evening aboard the luxurious liner, Jim met an intriguing Spaniard, a fellow soldier named Don Juan Nepomuceno. They instantly clicked and spent the evening chatting and sharing stories. However, their happiness was short-lived. The next day, Don Juan was found murdered in his cabin, with no obvious witnesses or suspects.

As the captain discovered that Jim was an investigator, he pleaded with him to find the killer before the ship docked in Liverpool in six days. The liner was filled with a thousand suspects, but no one had seen or heard anything suspicious. Jim wanted to keep Diana safe from the investigation, but he was doubled over with seasickness and knew that Diana had a way of navigating the high society world of the ship's first-class passengers that he couldn't.

Together, Jim and Diana decided to use the tricks and techniques they had learned from their favorite fictional sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, to solve the mystery. They combed through the ship's records, interviewed passengers and crew, and analyzed every piece of evidence they could find. As they dug deeper, they began to uncover a web of lies and secrets that seemed to connect everyone on board.

They discovered that Don Juan had been involved in a shady business deal that had gone wrong, and that he had been threatened by a rival gangster. The murder had been planned as a way to silence him and protect the interests of the gangster. Jim and Diana were determined to bring the killer to justice, no matter the cost.

In the end, they were able to piece together the evidence and identify the culprit. The gangster was brought to trial, and Don Juan's family received closure. Jim and Diana were hailed as heroes, and their love for each other grew stronger than ever before.

As they disembarked from the ship in Liverpool, Jim and Diana knew that they had faced a challenging and dangerous adventure, but they had emerged victorious. They had learned that love, determination, and a little bit of detective work could overcome even the most impossible obstacles.

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 233 x 154 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781250855060