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marilynw's review
4.0
The Spanish Diplomat's Secret by Nev March
(Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries #3)
Captain Jim Agnihotri and his wife Lady Diana Framji, formerly from India, now from the United States, are on a cruise to England. Diana hasn't been herself since Jim's last work assignment away from home and he's hoping this cruise will allow her to open up and tell him what is troubling her. It's as if she is hiding something from him and he's worried she may have lost interest in him. He knows he is hiding something from Diana but he'll tell her later since the news could cause her more distress.
Eight days asea will allow Jim and Diana to relax together. But wait, less than 24 hours into the cruise there has been a murder of the Spanish diplomat aboard the ship. Since Jim works for a detective agency the ship's captain gives Jim the task of investigating the murder. Not only that, the captain wants the murderer found before the ship reaches its destination. Otherwise the 1000 passengers and crew could be stuck on the ship much longer than eight days, due to all kinds of international hubbub. Too bad that Jim spends most of the first days sea sick. Thank goodness resourceful Diana is there to help in more ways than one.
I feel like the series is back on course. I like it best when Jim is present, not off doing something else. Here, Jim and Diana are able to work as a team, especially since there are times when Diana is much better suited to questioning/comforting some of the passengers and crew members. It seems things on the ship are going to get worse before they get better and knowing that a murderer is on board amongst everyone makes this very much a closed room mystery.
Pub Sept 12 2023
Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, and NetGalley for this ARC.
(Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries #3)
Captain Jim Agnihotri and his wife Lady Diana Framji, formerly from India, now from the United States, are on a cruise to England. Diana hasn't been herself since Jim's last work assignment away from home and he's hoping this cruise will allow her to open up and tell him what is troubling her. It's as if she is hiding something from him and he's worried she may have lost interest in him. He knows he is hiding something from Diana but he'll tell her later since the news could cause her more distress.
Eight days asea will allow Jim and Diana to relax together. But wait, less than 24 hours into the cruise there has been a murder of the Spanish diplomat aboard the ship. Since Jim works for a detective agency the ship's captain gives Jim the task of investigating the murder. Not only that, the captain wants the murderer found before the ship reaches its destination. Otherwise the 1000 passengers and crew could be stuck on the ship much longer than eight days, due to all kinds of international hubbub. Too bad that Jim spends most of the first days sea sick. Thank goodness resourceful Diana is there to help in more ways than one.
I feel like the series is back on course. I like it best when Jim is present, not off doing something else. Here, Jim and Diana are able to work as a team, especially since there are times when Diana is much better suited to questioning/comforting some of the passengers and crew members. It seems things on the ship are going to get worse before they get better and knowing that a murderer is on board amongst everyone makes this very much a closed room mystery.
Pub Sept 12 2023
Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, and NetGalley for this ARC.