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n nCaptain Jim Agnihotri and his new bride, Diana Framji, return in Nev Marchs Peril at the Exposition, the follow up to Marchs award-winning, Edgar finalist debut, Murder in Old Bombay. n n1893: Newlyweds Captain Jim Agnihotri and Diana Framji are settling into their new home in Boston, Massachusetts, having fled the strict social rules of British Bombay. Its a different life than what they left behind, but theirs is no ordinary marriage: Jim, now a detective at the Dupree Agency, is teaching Diana the art of deduction hes learned from his idol, Sherlock Holmes. n nEveryone is talking about the preparations for the Worlds Fair in Chicago: the grandeur, the speculation, the trickery. Captain Jim will experience it first-hand: hes being sent to Chicago to investigate the murder of a man named Thomas Grewe. As Jim probes the underbelly of Chicagos docks, warehouses, and taverns, he discovers deep social unrest and some deadly ambitions. n nWhen Jim goes missing, young Diana must venture to Chicagos treacherous streets to learn what happened. But who can she trust, when a single misstep could mean disaster? n nAward-winning author Nev March mesmerized readers with her Edgar finalist debut, Murder in Old Bombay. Now, in Peril at the Exposition, she wields her craft against the glittering landscape of the Gilded Age with spectacular results.n
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