November 10, 2020
Fiction, arc, mystery, historical
400 pages
ISBN: 9781250269546
11/13-11/19/20
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
This story based on true events flowed smoothly unrolling a mystery in colonial British India. While Captain Jim Agnihotri is recovering in a Poona military hospital in 1892, he spends time reading Sherlock Holmes novels to pass the time. When he comes across the suspicious deaths of two women in the paper, Jim goes into investigative mode. He becomes interested in solving the mystery of two young women falling from the university clock tower.
Captain Agnihotti initially decides to approach the Chronicle editor Tehmul Byram about writing an article based in his investigation into the case. After meeting with Adi Framji, the widow of Bacha and her sister Pilloo, Adi hires him to investigate the case privately. Oddly, Jim finds that Byram is friends with Burjor, Adi’s influential father. Byram agrees to “loan” Jim to the Framji family for the investigation.
The family bring Jim into their fold which he is consciously aware of his “outsider” status. They include him at meals to which are more elaborate than he is accustomed. In typical Sherlock style, Adi offers him clothing so that he might investigate under the guise of a solicitor for Brown and Batliwala where Adi works. Lady Diana Framji, Adi’s sister, wants to help the in way home providing little known family particularly about Pilloo. Apparently, she came to live with the Framji family follow by the death of her parents in Lahore after the flu epidemic. They knew little about her as she married Jhansi at the young age of 16 which was just after Bacha had married Adi.
Although this is based on true events it does read in a lyrical fashion which is easy to read. The story is intriguing as the mystery begins to unfold and Jim develops feelings for Lady Diana. Unfortunately, there are many people who do not want Jim poking around as he discovers conflicting information. He soon encounters danger as he continues to uncover the truth.
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