“Arsenic and the Shepherd” by Nev March, author of The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret
By Nev March
September 11, 2023“Arsenic and the Shepherd” Eyebrows knotted, Superintendent McIntyre said, “Mee-thay?” My superior officer’s grasp of the vernacular was questionable, even after a decade in charge of the growing Bombay police force. 1892 had not been a good year for him—the hot summer air that the three-bladed punkha fans barely circulated, complaints from the Governor’s council, and constant interference from…