The year of high treason

the long version

THE YEAR OF HIGH TREASON is a semi-humorous political novel that brings all the famous literary heroes and villains of the early 20th century, to Delhi in 1911, on the occasion of the Coronation Durbar of King George the Fifth. We meet the familiar pair of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson sent by Winston Churchill to protect the king. Others who join the party are Arsène Lupin and Raffles, two gentlemen thieves who have crossed swords with Holmes before, and the mysterious Dr Fu Manchu, dreaded by the British, but who comes on a totally unexpected mission. Tarzan and the viceroy of apes, Karzan, are also there to protect the king, while the Tsar sends his special courier, Mikhail Strogoff on a dangerous mission to help save his cousin. A stellar role is also played by the Imperial Crown of India, which despite being the heaviest one ever made disappears unexpectedly in an unsuspected receptacle! This secret history of the Coronation Durbar will make you wonder what actually happened a hundred years ago!