The Year of High Treason
The Year of High Treason brings together the twentieth century's most famous literary heroes and villains in an unexpected setting: Delhi, in 1911, for the great coronation durbar of King George V. The legendary detective duo Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson have been sent to Delhi by Winston Churchill to protect the king. There they come across a pair of charming thieves, Arsene Lupin and Raffles, who have crossed swords with Holmes before. There is also the mysterious Dr Fu Manchu, whom the British dread, Michael Strogoff, special envoy of the Tsar of Russia and Tarzan and Karzan, the viceroys of the apes. The Imperial Crown of India also has a starring role to play: the heaviest crown in history, it manages to disappear into thin air. This racy and humorous novel on the secret history of the coronation durbar takes the reader on an unforgettable walk back in time.
